Best Online Graduate Engineering Programs

These are the best online master's in engineering degree programs, based on factors such as academic reputation among peer institutions, faculty credentials, and admissions selectivity. See the methodology »

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Rank School Faculty Credentials & Training Student Services & Technology Student Engagement Admissions Selectivity
#1 Overall Score: 72.8 University of Southern California (Viterbi)

Los Angeles, CA

78.0 48.0 72.3 84.2
#2 Overall Score: 66.9 Pennsylvania State University–​World Campus 81.4 40.0 77.5 44.9
#3 Overall Score: 63.2 Columbia University (Fu Foundation)

New York, NY

62.6 44.0 86.2 24.2
#4 Overall Score: 63.0 Purdue University–​West Lafayette

West Lafayette, IN

73.6 42.0 55.2 52.3
#5 Overall Score: 62.6 University of Michigan–​Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, MI

70.3 34.0 70.4 45.3
#6 Overall Score: 59.0 Auburn University

Auburn, AL

60.0 46.0 63.2 67.7
#7 Overall Score: 58.7 North Carolina State University

Raleigh, NC

57.9 34.0 68.4 52.8
#8 Overall Score: 58.6 University of Wisconsin–​Madison

Madison, WI

68.1 48.0 53.9 28.0
#9 Overall Score: 57.8 Polytechnic Institute of New York University

Brooklyn, NY

73.7 48.0 63.1 21.0
#10 Overall Score: 57.8 California State University–​Fullerton

Fullerton, CA

72.0 48.0 65.2 37.4
#11 Overall Score: 56.9 University of California–​Los Angeles (Samueli)

Los Angeles, CA

61.6 42.0 48.6 59.0
#12 Overall Score: 56.1 Mississippi State University (Bagley)

Mississippi State, MS

65.0 36.0 62.0 63.1
#13 Overall Score: 55.9 Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

58.0 42.0 47.1 50.0
#14 Overall Score: 55.5 Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

42.0 59.1 58.7 21.0
#15 Overall Score: 55.5 Ohio State University

Columbus, OH

55.5 26.0 56.1 62.6
#16 Overall Score: 55.2 University of Bridgeport

Bridgeport, CT

85.0 44.0 81.1 8.5
#17 Overall Score: 54.0 Johns Hopkins University (Whiting)

Baltimore, MD

51.1 38.0 71.9 16.5
#18 Overall Score: 53.9 University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

43.0 42.0 76.7 52.2
#19 Overall Score: 53.7 Lehigh University (Rossin)

Bethlehem, PA

45.0 51.6 58.1 37.7
#20 Overall Score: 53.1 South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Rapid City, SD

55.5 38.0 66.5 38.1
#21 Overall Score: 53.0 Texas A&M University–​Kingsville (Dotterweich)

Kingsville, TX

68.8 32.0 58.1 39.5
#22 Overall Score: 52.5 University of South Florida

Tampa, FL

57.7 46.0 57.9 44.4
#23 Overall Score: 51.7 Arizona State University (Fulton)

Tempe, AZ

71.2 46.0 27.2 48.0
#24 Overall Score: 50.7 Norwich University

Northfield, VT

46.3 30.0 69.1 38.3
#25 Overall Score: 50.0 University of Arkansas–​Fayetteville

Fayetteville, AR

44.3 36.0 71.6 41.1

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