What Master of Engineering Management Programs Consortium does

Master of Engineering Management Programs Consortium (MEMPC) is a non-profit educational consortium founded in 2017 that coordinates and promotes Master of Engineering Management (MEM) degree programs across nine leading US universities: Cornell, Dartmouth, Duke, Johns Hopkins, MIT, Northwestern, Purdue, Tufts, and the University of Southern California. The organization serves two principal user groups: prospective graduate students seeking STEM-to-management education and employers recruiting technically-trained managers, with reported outcomes that 90% of MEM alumni are employed in technology industries compared to 27% of MBA graduates (GMAC 2014 Alumni Perspectives Survey). MEMPC does not deliver instruction itself; instead, it provides shared marketing, prospective-student routing, employer connections, and cross-university programming such as Fireside Chats, Joint Seminars (launched Fall 2024), the Design & Pitch Competition, and the PriSim Business War Games.

MEMPC operates without proprietary technology, APIs, or a software platform. Its core offering is coordination across member institutions through a central website (mempc.org), a contact form, a job-posting portal, an active social media presence on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram, and a calendar of events including information sessions and alumni-led virtual fireside chats. Member universities retain their own admissions, tuition, and curriculum; MEMPC facilitates discovery and shared employer outreach rather than direct enrollment.

The business model is a consortium funded by its member universities rather than through student tuition or product revenue. MEMPC does not charge prospective students directly, does not publish pricing, and generates no disclosed revenue. Its go-to-market is community-led and event-driven, relying on university partnerships, alumni storytelling, and cross-university competitions to drive awareness among prospective students and employers. With 1-10 employees and no external funding rounds, MEMPC functions as a lean coordination entity whose value proposition rests on the collective brand, reach, and employer network of nine elite member institutions.

Name

Master of Engineering Management Programs Consortium

Legal name

Master of Engineering Management Programs Consortium, Inc.

Website

https://mempc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

MEMPC is a non-profit educational consortium of nine leading US universities (Cornell, Dartmouth, Duke, Johns Hopkins, MIT, Northwestern, Purdue, Tufts, USC) that jointly promotes Master of Engineering Management degree programs to prospective students and employers through shared events, cross-university competitions, and a unified career-fair platform.

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akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Hanover

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

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GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

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Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Consortium Operations Funding: MEMPC operates as a non-profit consortium funded by its member universities. The organization does not charge students directly; rather, each of the nine member universities (Cornell, Dartmouth, Duke, Johns Hopkins, MIT, Northwestern, Purdue, Tufts, USC) charges its own tuition and program fees for MEM degrees. MEMPC provides coordination, shared outreach, employer connections, and collaborative events across member programs.

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Core offering

MEMPC is an educational consortium that promotes and coordinates access to Master of Engineering Management (MEM) graduate degree programs across nine U.S. universities (Cornell, Dartmouth, Duke, Johns Hopkins, MIT, Northwestern, Purdue, Tufts, and USC). It operates joint outreach, prospective-student information sessions, alumni fireside chats, and employer recruitment channels on behalf of its member programs, but does not itself issue degrees or charge students — each member university independently admits and enrolls students and sets its own tuition.

Product overview

The Master of Engineering Management Programs Consortium (MEMPC) is a consortium of nine leading universities (Cornell, Dartmouth, Duke, Johns Hopkins, MIT, Northwestern, Purdue, Tufts, and USC) offering Master of Engineering Management degree programs. The consortium serves as an educational network providing prospective students access to MEM programs and employers access to graduates. Individual university MEM programs constitute the core offerings, with varying formats including on-campus, distance learning, and hybrid options. Supplementary offerings include the Fireside Chat alumni speaker series, Joint Seminars featuring cross-university faculty collaboration, and annual competitions including the Design & Pitch Competition and PriSim Business War Games. MEMPC does not operate a unified software platform but coordinates outreach, recruitment, and employer connections across member institutions.

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Products and services

• Cornell University Master of Engineering Management Program MEM degree program at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY for engineering and STEM graduates seeking to combine technical depth with management training. Available on-campus (9 months) and via distance learning (2 years).
• Dartmouth College Master of Engineering Management Program MEM degree program at Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH — a 15-month program with no minimum work-experience requirement, designed for STEM graduates entering management roles.
• Duke University Master of Engineering Management Program MEM degree program at Duke University's Pratt School of Engineering in Durham, NC — a 12-month program averaging 150 students, with a distance-learning option.
• Johns Hopkins University Master of Engineering Management Program MEM degree program at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD with both residential (12-18 months) and distance (18 months to 5 years) tracks, including the JHU Engineering for Professionals MEM option.
• MIT System Design and Management (SDM) Program Combined engineering-and-management master's degree at MIT in Cambridge, MA — a 12-21 month program intended for experienced professionals (3+ years post-Master's or 5+ post-Bachelor's with product/system leadership experience) who need to lead complex technology organizations.
• Northwestern University Master of Engineering Management Program MEM degree program at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL — a 9-15 month program (80% part-time, 20% full-time) averaging 90 students, requiring calculus-based statistics and 3 years of work experience.
• Purdue University Master of Engineering Management Program MEM degree program at Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN offered with 1-year and 2-year duration options.
• Tufts University MEM Programs (MSIM and MSEM/MSTML) Two MEM-family programs at Tufts University in Medford, MA: MS in Innovation & Management (MSIM, 12-15 months) and MS in Engineering Management (MSEM/MSTML, 1 year full-time or 2-5 years online/hybrid).
• University of Southern California Master of Engineering Management Program MEM degree program at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, CA — a 24-month program of 10-12 courses with no work-experience requirement; an online option is available.
• MEMPC Employer Job Posting Service Employer-facing job distribution service: employers submit job postings through MEMPC's website, which are then shared with MEM graduates across all nine member universities.

Quantifiable outcome

• 90% of MEM graduates are employed in technology industries (vs. 27% for MBA graduates)
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Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Cornell UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCornell University is a founding member of the MEMPC consortium. Their Master of Engineering Management program offers both on-campus (9 months, 70 average students) and distance learning options (2 years, 60 average students). Requires STEM undergraduate degree; no work experience required for on-campus program, 2 years for distance program.
• Dartmouth CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDartmouth College is a member of the MEMPC consortium offering a 15-month MEM program with an average of 50 students. No minimum work experience required. Located in Hanover, NH.
• Duke UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDuke University offers a 12-month MEM program at Pratt School of Engineering with approximately 150 students. Distance learning option available. Located in Durham, NC.
• Johns Hopkins UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJohns Hopkins University offers both residential (12-18 months, 35 students) and distance programs (18 months to 5 years, 350 students). No work experience required for residential; 2 years for distance. Located in Baltimore, MD.
• Massachusetts Institute of TechnologycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMIT offers the System Design and Management (SDM) program lasting 12-21 months with 50-55 students. Requires 3+ years work experience with Masters OR 5+ with Bachelors, plus product/system development and team leadership experience. Requires STEM degree. Located in Cambridge, MA.
• Northwestern UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNorthwestern University offers a 9-15 month MEM program with approximately 90 students (80% part-time, 20% full-time). Requires 3 years work experience. Calculus-based statistics required. Located in Evanston, IL.
• Purdue UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPurdue University offers MEM programs with 1-year or 2-year options. Located in West Lafayette, IN.
• Tufts UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTufts University offers both MS in Innovation & Management (12-15 months, 35 students) and MS in Engineering Management (1 year on-campus or 2-5 years online/hybrid, 65 students). STEM degree recommended but not required. Located in Medford, MA.
• University of Southern CaliforniacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity of Southern California offers a 24-month MEM program (10-12 courses). No work experience required; statistics preferred but not required. Online option available. Located in Los Angeles, CA.
• InterstrideminorGTM or Marketing PartnerInterstride has created a guide for US employers looking to hire international students. MEMPC references this resource for employers interested in hiring international MEM students across MEMPC programs.

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Direct peers

• Forté Foundation: Forté is a non-profit consortium of leading business schools and corporate sponsors that works to launch women into business careers. It mirrors MEMPC's model of university-and-employer partnership to promote a specialized management talent pipeline.
• The Consortium for Graduate Study in Management: CGSM is a consortium of leading MBA programs working to increase diversity in business education, using the same multi-university consortium model that MEMPC employs for engineering management programs.
• MBA Focus: MBA Focus is a career-services platform connecting MBA students and graduates with employers, providing employer-recruitment and job-posting functionality comparable to MEMPC's employer-outreach and job-posting services for MEM graduates.
• Graduate Management Admission Council: GMAC is a non-profit consortium of leading graduate business schools that owns the GMAT and serves as a coordinating body for management education. Structurally analogous to MEMPC's role in coordinating nine universities around a shared graduate management discipline.

Broad incumbents

• ABET: ABET is the recognized accreditor of college and university programs in applied and natural science, computing, engineering, and engineering technology—paralleling MEMPC's role in the engineering management education space at the standards/accreditation level.
• AACSB International: AACSB is the global accreditor of business schools, providing coordination, standards, and quality signaling across the broader management education ecosystem that MEMPC also serves—though at a more macro/standards level rather than a specific degree.

Emerging players

• Noodle: Noodle is an education marketplace that helps prospective students find and compare graduate programs, serving a similar discovery and lead-generation role to MEMPC for engineering management programs.
• QS (TopMBA): QS Quacquarelli Symonds operates TopMBA.com and TopUniversities, providing MBA program information, rankings, and employer connections—functionally similar to MEMPC's role in information dissemination and discovery for prospective MEM students.

Market position

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Customer concentration

• Xx.com/MEMPrograms
• Facebookfacebook.com/MEMPrograms
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/memprograms
• Instagraminstagram.com/MEMPrograms

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