To get a degree in engineering management is to get ready for a technically intensive career in business. In this field of study, students become well acquainted with best business practices and engineering science by taking courses in product development, manufacturing construction and industrial engineering, to name a few.

Many students earn associate degrees during their first few years of higher education. Since they usually require about two years of study, these degrees can act either as job qualifications or as precursors to more advanced degrees.

Part-time learning allows one to obtain a degree or qualification even if one cannot attend school on a full-time basis. One can learn at one's own pace, gradually accumulating credits that count towards a final qualification.