University of Southern California (Viterbi)

Academics

Distinguishing Characteristics

Graduate program(s)
Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering (Comp. Fluid & Solid Mechanics) Computer Science (Multimedia & Creative Technologies) Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering (Dynamics & Control) Computer Science (Software Engineering) Aerospace Engineering Computer Engineering Mechanical Engineering Electrical Engineering (Computer Networks) Mechanical Engineering (Energy Conversion) Electrical Engineering Product Development Engineering Electrical Engineering (Electric Power) Nuclear Power Electrical Engineering (Multimedia & Creative Tech) Astronautical Engineering Electrical Engineering (VLSI Design) Biomedical Engineering Electrical Engineering (Telecommunications) Biomedical Engineering (Med. Imaging & Img. Informatics) Financial Engineering Medical Device and Diagnostic Engineering Green Technologies Civil Engineering (Construction Engineering) Engineering Management Civil Engineering (Structural Engineering) Health Systems Management Engineering Civil Engineering (Transportation Systems) Industrial and Systems Engineering Civil Engineering (Water and Waste Management) Operations Research Engineering Construction Management Systems Architecting and Engineering Environmental Engineering Materials Engineering Chemical Engineering Petroleum Engineering Computer Science (Computer Security) Petroleum Engineering (Smart Oilfield Technologies) Computer Science Petroleum Engineering (Geoscience)
Distinguishing characteristics of online program (as submitted by school)
Online and on-campus students are admitted according to the same criteria and receive instruction from the same faculty members. Online and on-campus class sections meet simultaneously and are seamlessly integrated. In our environment, “online learning” means technology-enabled access to the campus classroom.
School type	Private
Terms	Semester

Program Offerings

Online master's in engineering degree programs	40
Concentrations with highest demand
Aerospace/Aeronautical/Astronautical Computer Science Electrical/Electronic/Communications Industrial/Manufacturing Mechanical
Concentrations offered
Aerospace/Aeronautical/Astronautical Engineering Management Bioengineering/Biomedical Environmental/Environmental Health Chemical Industrial/Manufacturing Civil Materials Computer Engineering Mechanical Computer Science Nuclear Electrical/Electronic/Communications Petroleum

Course Offerings

Credit-granting courses

224

Veterans

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

Faculty

Instructional faculty that teach courses accessible online	112 full-time; 85 part-time
Instructional faculty with Ph.D. or terminal degree	95% full-time; 69% part-time
Tenured or tenure-track faculty	85
Average experience teaching online courses	7 years
National Academy of Engineering members	5%
Program fully finances faculty training	Yes
Tech staff supporting faculty	22 full-time; 0 part-time

Class Size

Average class size	36
Maximum class size	188

Integration With Campus

Can earn degree entirely online	Depends
Can earn degree entirely abroad	Yes
Possible in-person attendance requirements
Orientations No Classes No Group projects/simulations No Exams Yes
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	2.5 years
Program target time to graduate	3 years
Required time to earn degree	5 years