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

Academics

Distinguishing Characteristics

Graduate program(s)

Masters of Science in Engineering Management

Distinguishing characteristics of online program (as submitted by school)

The University of South Florida MSEM Program is a completely online multidisciplinary graduate degree program directed towards engineers who want to advance into management and executive roles. Faculty with ample industry experience facilitate courses in areas such as technology management, total quality management, systems engineering, statistics and optimization, and entrepreneurship. The MSEM program at USF prepares today’s engineers to become tomorrow’s managers, leaders and entrepreneurs.

School type

Public

Terms

Semester

Program Offerings

Online master's in engineering degree programs

Concentrations with highest demand

Engineering Management

Concentrations offered

Engineering Management

Course Offerings

Credit-granting courses

Veterans

G.I. Bill certified	Yes
Yellow Ribbon Program member	Yes
SOC Member	Yes
Credit-granting DANTES course(s)	Yes

Faculty

Instructional faculty that teach courses accessible online	11 full-time; 7 part-time
Instructional faculty with Ph.D. or terminal degree	91% full-time; 57% part-time
Tenured or tenure-track faculty	6
Average experience teaching online courses	10 years
National Academy of Engineering members	0%
Program fully finances faculty training	Yes
Tech staff supporting faculty	11 full-time; 45 part-time

Class Size

Average class size	43
Maximum class size	45

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

Encouraged but not mandatory

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

Graduation

Graduation rates

Most frequent duration of time for new students to graduate	1.5 years
Program target time to graduate	2 years
Required time to earn degree	5 years