<p>Since I almost went to hulman, I’ll oblige..=).</p>
<p>The answer varies.</p>
<p>At most schools, its common to refer to Master of Engineering as coursework only without a thesis for structural engineering. This is true at schools such as Princeton, MIT, Cornell.</p>
<p>For others a Master of Science degree denotes coursework, and a substantial research component resulting in a project or thesis. This is true at University of Texas, And the schools noted above.</p>
<p>There are some exceptions however, notably Stanford and Berkeley. At Stanford and Berkeley, Master of Engineering denotes a thesis based masters while Master of Science is coursework only for structural engineering. </p>
<p>Therefore you should look at each school. There are clear definitions of the various degree programs or you can call the nice departmental secretaries.</p>