Academics at University of Florida | Online Engineering Degrees | Online Engineering Programs

Academics

Distinguishing Characteristics

Graduate program(s)

Aerospace Engineering	Industrial & Systems Engineering
Civil Engineering	Materials Science & Engineering
Computer & Information Science & Engineering	Mechanical Engineering
Electrical & Computer Engineering	Environmental Engineering

Distinguishing characteristics of online program (as submitted by school)

The UF EDGE program uses combined classrooms, with distance students participating in the same courses as campus students. High quality, downloadable, videos of the campus lectures are available online within an hour of the live instruction on-campus. UF EDGE faculty are the same research active faculty instructing campus based gradaute students. UF EDGE brings a high quality, affordable, UF education to students worldwide, with full online delivery and no campus visits required.

School type

Public

Terms

Semester

Program Offerings

Online master's in engineering degree programs

Concentrations with highest demand

Civil

Computer Engineering

Environmental/Environmental Health

Industrial/Manufacturing

Mechanical

Concentrations offered

Aerospace/Aeronautical/Astronautical	Environmental/Environmental Health
Civil	Industrial/Manufacturing
Computer Engineering	Materials
Computer Science	Mechanical
Electrical/Electronic/Communications

Course Offerings

Credit-granting courses

152

Veterans

G.I. Bill certified	Yes
Yellow Ribbon Program member	No
SOC Member	Yes
Credit-granting DANTES course(s)	Yes

Faculty

Instructional faculty that teach courses accessible online	83 full-time; 10 part-time
Instructional faculty with Ph.D. or terminal degree	94% full-time; 20% part-time
Tenured or tenure-track faculty	75
Average experience teaching online courses	5 years
National Academy of Engineering members	N/A
Program fully finances faculty training	Yes
Tech staff supporting faculty	6 full-time; 2 part-time

Class Size

Average class size	N/A
Maximum class size	N/A

Integration With Campus

Can earn degree entirely online

Yes

Can earn degree entirely abroad

Yes

Possible in-person attendance requirements

Orientations	No
Classes	No
Group projects/simulations	No
Exams	No

Same academic track as campus-based program

Yes

Collaboration among online and face-to-face students

No instructor preference

Students enroll as online students

Yes, but can apply to switch course enrollment to campus-based

Credits earned online equal earned on-campus

Yes

Faculty who teach online also teach on campus

All

Same curricula for online and campus students

All

Retention

One-year retention rates

N/A

Graduation

Graduation rates

Most frequent duration of time for new students to graduate	2.5 years
Program target time to graduate	3 years
Required time to earn degree	7 years