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Engineering Online at NC State rises in national ranking

Engineering Online at NC State rises in national ranking

January 10, 2017 1-min. read

A newly released ranking places Engineering Online at North Carolina State University 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 2017 list of Best Online Engineering Programs, tied with The University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. Previously, the program was ranked 12th in the same category.

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 16 graduate degrees ranging from Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering to Master of Nuclear Engineering.

For a full list of course and degree offerings, visit: https://engineeringonline.ncsu.edu/.

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