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 »
Mouse over a school's rank to see its overall score.
| Rank | School | Faculty Credentials & Training | Student Services & Technology | Student Engagement | Admissions Selectivity |
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New Mexico State University
Las Cruces, NM |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| #45 Overall Score: 42.9 |
New York Institute of Technology
Old Westbury, NY |
65.0 | 24.0 | 38.2 | 4.5 |
| #7 Overall Score: 58.7 |
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC |
57.9 | 34.0 | 68.4 | 52.8 |
| #24 Overall Score: 50.7 |
Norwich University
Northfield, VT |
46.3 | 30.0 | 69.1 | 38.3 |
| UR Unranked. Program too new or too small for U.S. News to calculate a ranking. |
Oakland University
Rochester Hills, MI |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| #15 Overall Score: 55.5 |
Ohio State University
Columbus, OH |
55.5 | 26.0 | 56.1 | 62.6 |
| #30 Overall Score: 48.9 |
Ohio University (Russ)
Athens, OH |
71.0 | 20.0 | 34.5 | 56.1 |
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Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, OK |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| #43 Overall Score: 44.0 |
Old Dominion University
Norfolk, VA |
65.0 | 36.0 | 29.5 | 13.5 |
| #2 Overall Score: 66.9 | Pennsylvania State University–World Campus | 81.4 | 40.0 | 77.5 | 44.9 |
| #9 Overall Score: 57.8 |
Polytechnic Institute of New York University
Brooklyn, NY |
73.7 | 48.0 | 63.1 | 21.0 |
| #4 Overall Score: 63.0 |
Purdue University–West Lafayette
West Lafayette, IN |
73.6 | 42.0 | 55.2 | 52.3 |
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Rochester Institute of Technology (Gleason)
Rochester, NY |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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Rowan University
Glassboro, NJ |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| UR Unranked. Program too new or too small for U.S. News to calculate a ranking. |
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey–New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| #20 Overall Score: 53.1 |
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Rapid City, SD |
55.5 | 38.0 | 66.5 | 38.1 |
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Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| #36 Overall Score: 46.7 |
Stevens Institute of Technology (Schaefer)
Hoboken, NJ |
69.4 | 40.0 | 34.2 | 13.5 |
| #21 Overall Score: 53.0 |
Texas A&M University–Kingsville (Dotterweich)
Kingsville, TX |
68.8 | 32.0 | 58.1 | 39.5 |
| #50 Overall Score: 37.9 |
Texas Tech University (Whitacre)
Lubbock, TX |
45.0 | 44.0 | 21.5 | 5.0 |
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Trine University
Angola, IN |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| #38 Overall Score: 45.9 |
United States Merchant Marine Academy
Kings Point, NY |
45.0 | 30.0 | 44.7 | 43.0 |
| #27 Overall Score: 49.7 |
University of Alabama–Birmingham
Birmingham, AL |
48.0 | 36.0 | 66.7 | 22.3 |
| #47 Overall Score: 40.5 |
University of Alabama–Huntsville
Huntsville, AL |
56.0 | 38.0 | 28.2 | 16.7 |
| #34 Overall Score: 47.6 |
University of Alaska–Anchorage
Anchorage, AK |
65.0 | 24.0 | 56.2 | 10.0 |















