As the number of students at local universities, community colleges, and academic institutions is increasing in Palestine, and as a result of the continuing growth of universities in programs and majors, and in line with the university vision. The need has increased sharply for higher degrees in mathematics.

PPU has maintained a strong tradition of self-examination and continuous-improvement since it was established in 1978. In 1990 the PPU start offering several B.Eng. programs in engineering, administration, and science. The College of Administrative Sciences and Informatics department of Administrative Sciences is most qualified department to stare offering graduate programs.

A Joint Master in Electrical Engineering program between Palestine Polytechnic University and Birzeit University. The Program leads to a Master degree in Electrical Engineering in either Telecommunication or Power concentrations.

Mechatronics Engineering is the interdisciplinary field of engineering dealing with the integration of mechanical engineering, electronic engineering, computer programming and control engineering to design and produce precise and intelligent products and processes, which involves a mechanical structure containing actuators to make things move, a microcontroller to control the motion, sensors to allow the microcontroller to monitor the states of the system, and electronics to connect the other parts together.