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Degree Programs

Mechanical Engineering Class

Mechanical Engineering Class
Drawing Class

Drawing Class
School of Art Class

School of Art Class
School of Architecture Reviews

School of Architecture Reviews
Kanbar Center for Biomedical Engineering

Kanbar Center for Biomedical Engineering

The Cooper Union is an all-honors private college with a historic commitment to accessible education, offering every admitted undergraduate a half-tuition scholarship and a tuition-free senior year.

Click on the below links to learn more about our programs; click here to view some of our student's work; and click here to watch a 60-second video of students sharing their favorite things about Cooper. 

Undergraduate Degree Programs:

Bachelor of Architecture
Program includes five years of design, four years of structures, and culminates with a thesis

Bachelor of Fine Arts
Includes studies in drawing, film/video, graphic design, painting, photography, printmaking, and sculpture

Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Science
Offered in chemical engineering, civil engineering, electrical engineering, and mechanical engineering as well as a Bachelor of Science in computer science

Graduate Degree Programs:

Master of Science in Architecture
A design research, post-professional degree for applicants with a B.Arch degree 

Master of Engineering 
Areas of concentration include: chemical, civil, electrical, and mechanical engineering

For more information, please view or download our publications: Viewbook; The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture; School of Art; Albert Nerken School of Engineering; Albert Nerken School of Engineering Master of Engineering; Computer Science; Financial Aid; International; and Fact Sheet. While you are at it, check out some Cooper student talent. Or preview Cooper by attending one of our high school programs.

  • Founded by inventor, industrialist and philanthropist Peter Cooper in 1859, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art offers education in art, architecture and engineering, as well as courses in the humanities and social sciences.

  • “My feelings, my desires, my hopes, embrace humanity throughout the world,” Peter Cooper proclaimed in a speech in 1853. He looked forward to a time when, “knowledge shall cover the earth as waters cover the great deep.”

  • From its beginnings, Cooper Union was a unique institution, dedicated to founder Peter Cooper's proposition that education is the key not only to personal prosperity but to civic virtue and harmony.

  • Peter Cooper wanted his graduates to acquire the technical mastery and entrepreneurial skills, enrich their intellects and spark their creativity, and develop a sense of social justice that would translate into action.