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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 »

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Rank School Faculty Credentials and Training Student Services and Technology Student Engagement Admissions Selectivity
#1
Overall Score: 100
University of California—​Los Angeles (Samueli) 

Los Angeles, CA

100 100 98 100
#2
Overall Score: 97
University of Southern California (Viterbi) 

Los Angeles, CA

88 94 91 99
#3
Overall Score: 93
Columbia University (Fu Foundation) 

New York, NY

92 74 100 81
#4
Overall Score: 86
Pennsylvania State University—​World Campus 

University Park, PA

97 62 93 51
#5
Overall Score: 84
Purdue University—​West Lafayette 

West Lafayette, IN

93 79 64 79
#6
Overall Score: 78
University of Wisconsin—​Madison 

Madison, WI

59 65 89 68
#7
Overall Score: 76
Mississippi State University (Bagley) 

Mississippi State, MS

81 69 91 54
#8
Overall Score: 75
Cornell University 

Ithaca, NY

73 54 80 43
#9Tie
Overall Score: 73
Missouri University of Science & Technology 

Rolla, MO

89 95 67 30
#9Tie
Overall Score: 73
Virginia Tech 

Blacksburg, VA

83 62 50 96
#11
Overall Score: 71
Johns Hopkins University (Whiting) 

Baltimore, MD

52 76 81 55
#12Tie
Overall Score: 70
Arizona State University (Fulton) 

Tempe, AZ

97 62 49 47
#12Tie
Overall Score: 70
New York University 

New York, NY

54 68 89 57
#12Tie
Overall Score: 70
North Carolina State University 

Raleigh, NC

93 50 51 74
#12Tie
Overall Score: 70
University of Nebraska—​Lincoln 

Lincoln, NE

90 62 84 40
#16Tie
Overall Score: 69
California State University—​Fullerton 

Fullerton, CA

85 54 83 42
#16Tie
Overall Score: 69
Texas Tech University (Whitacre) 

Lubbock, TX

91 50 69 80
#16Tie
Overall Score: 69
University of Maryland—​College Park (Clark) 

College Park, MD

78 53 58 62
#19
Overall Score: 67
University of North Carolina—​Charlotte (Lee) 

Charlotte, NC

78 48 87 30
#20
Overall Score: 66
University of South Florida 

Tampa, FL

69 62 83 57
#21
Overall Score: 65
University of Illinois—​Chicago 

Chicago, IL

83 47 75 22
#22Tie
Overall Score: 64
Kansas State University 

Manhattan, KS

77 46 70 57
#22Tie
Overall Score: 64
University of Virginia 

Charlottesville, VA

87 50 47 73
#24
Overall Score: 63
Drexel University 

Philadelphia, PA

62 55 69 58
#25Tie
Overall Score: 62
California Polytechnic State University—​San Luis Obispo 

San Luis Obispo, CA

76 56 72 35

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