Engineering Masters with UMPI liberal studies bachelors

[NotJoeBiden]

Thanks to the advice of the kind people on this forum, I have graduated from UMPI with a Liberal Studies bachelor's degree "MIS minor." Next, I'd like to continue onward to an engineering master's degree. I am not picky about the engineering discipline; I'm interested in anything related to engineering. I'd like to find the most "prestigious" degree available to me. I plan to use loans to pay for college, but money should not be an issue. I'd prefer an online program, but in-person is an option.

I know typically, you need an engineering undergraduate degree to get a graduate degree, but I am hoping to find a college that will make an exception for me because I already have strong engineering work experience and references. My career path has been nontraditional; I couldn't afford college out of high school, but I decided to go to college after I worked my way up the career ladder into an engineering position. 

Does anyone have any recommendations for engineering programs?

For many engineering programs you likely will have to take prerequisite courses like calculus, physics, chemistry, and possibly introductory engineering classes as well like circuits, statics, etc if you did not take engineering as an undergrad. It is a bit more work, but I knew people who did it by taking these classes at community college and transferring them into a grad program. I believe they got an AS in engineering or physics or something to cover the introductory courses at their local community college and had some work experience that helped them get in. You be able to take alot of these courses online as well and transfer them to get an associates or just use the credit to show you have the competency. 

To my knowledge you need to have these courses to get into programs aside from the limited major specific exceptions (biology majors may be admitted to some graduate biological engineering, physics to electrical, etc). 

Either way, taking these classes before getting your masters will be a good way to show admissions you are serious and make you more competitive alongside those with engineering bachelors. Best of luck!