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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #16 Overall Score: 55.2 |
University of Bridgeport
Bridgeport, CT |
85.0 | 44.0 | 81.1 | 8.5 |
| #2 Overall Score: 66.9 | Pennsylvania State University–World Campus | 81.4 | 40.0 | 77.5 | 44.9 |
| #1 Overall Score: 72.8 |
University of Southern California (Viterbi)
Los Angeles, CA |
78.0 | 48.0 | 72.3 | 84.2 |
| #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 |
| #10 Overall Score: 57.8 |
California State University–Fullerton
Fullerton, CA |
72.0 | 48.0 | 65.2 | 37.4 |
| #23 Overall Score: 51.7 |
Arizona State University (Fulton)
Tempe, AZ |
71.2 | 46.0 | 27.2 | 48.0 |
| #30 Overall Score: 48.9 |
Ohio University (Russ)
Athens, OH |
71.0 | 20.0 | 34.5 | 56.1 |
| #5 Overall Score: 62.6 |
University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI |
70.3 | 34.0 | 70.4 | 45.3 |
| #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 |
| #8 Overall Score: 58.6 |
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Madison, WI |
68.1 | 48.0 | 53.9 | 28.0 |
| #48 Overall Score: 39.3 |
Florida International University
Miami, FL |
67.8 | 42.0 | 27.8 | 10.0 |
| #44 Overall Score: 43.3 |
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ |
67.0 | 34.0 | 21.7 | 22.3 |
| #12 Overall Score: 56.1 |
Mississippi State University (Bagley)
Mississippi State, MS |
65.0 | 36.0 | 62.0 | 63.1 |
| #45 Overall Score: 42.9 |
New York Institute of Technology
Old Westbury, NY |
65.0 | 24.0 | 38.2 | 4.5 |
| #43 Overall Score: 44.0 |
Old Dominion University
Norfolk, VA |
65.0 | 36.0 | 29.5 | 13.5 |
| #34 Overall Score: 47.6 |
University of Alaska–Anchorage
Anchorage, AK |
65.0 | 24.0 | 56.2 | 10.0 |
| #26 Overall Score: 49.9 |
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL |
63.6 | 34.0 | 50.2 | 15.0 |
| #3 Overall Score: 63.2 |
Columbia University (Fu Foundation)
New York, NY |
62.6 | 44.0 | 86.2 | 24.2 |
| #11 Overall Score: 56.9 |
University of California–Los Angeles (Samueli)
Los Angeles, CA |
61.6 | 42.0 | 48.6 | 59.0 |
| #6 Overall Score: 59.0 |
Auburn University
Auburn, AL |
60.0 | 46.0 | 63.2 | 67.7 |
| #37 Overall Score: 45.9 |
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS |
58.0 | 38.0 | 39.3 | 21.5 |
| #13 Overall Score: 55.9 |
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA |
58.0 | 42.0 | 47.1 | 50.0 |
| #7 Overall Score: 58.7 |
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC |
57.9 | 34.0 | 68.4 | 52.8 |
