Masters programs in engineering certainly have costs for full-time residential programs. But actual tuition isn't necessarily that much. As you say, executive

Masters programs in engineering certainly have costs for full-time residential programs. But actual tuition isn't necessarily that much. As you say, executive MBA programs are costly and the assumption is almost certainly that a company is paying for it for select senior people being groomed for executive roles. They're often full-time but of relatively limited duration.