Engineering Online at NC State ranked in the top 10 nationally

Engineering Online at North Carolina State University has again been ranked among the top 10 online engineering programs in the United States by U.S. News & World Report.

Engineering Online at NC State was rated ninth nationally on the magazine’s list of Best Online Graduate Engineering Programs, tied with Texas A&M University – Kingsville. NC State’s program was also ranked in the top 10 in 2013 by U.S. News & World Report.

Engineering Online’s computer science and computer networking programs also placed well in the new US News & World Report ranking, coming in fourth nationally in the magazine’s 2014 list of the Best Online Graduate Computer Information Technology programs.

The College of Engineering at NC State established what is now known as Engineering Online in 1978. The program, designed for working professionals, allows students to earn master’s degrees in engineering without coming to campus. Courses offered by Engineering Online are identical to on-campus courses in terms of content, requirements and academic rigor.

Engineering Online offers master’s degree programs in aerospace engineering, civil engineering, chemical engineering, computer engineering, computer networking, computer science, electrical engineering, environmental engineering, industrial engineering, integrated manufacturing systems engineering, materials science and engineering, mechanical engineering, nanoengineering, and nuclear engineering. The program also offers a master of engineering degree.

In 2013, U.S. News and World Report ranked Engineering Online at NC State as the nation’s best online graduate engineering program for veterans and active-duty military personnel.