Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (Online)

Awarded degree: Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Bachelor'sBSEE ABET EAC · online not listedFirst-year entryTransfer entry

Overview

A 128-hour Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering offered through MS State Online with asynchronous courses. Some required courses are not available online through MSU and must be taken as transferable equivalents at another institution; up to 64 hours may come from a community college.

Official program name: Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (Online)
Awarded degree: Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
Source: online.msstate.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Degree level: Bachelor's
Engineering major: Electrical Engineering
Source: online.msstate.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Program type: Dedicated degree
Source: online.msstate.edu · verified October 12, 2026
School: Mississippi State University
Location: Mississippi State, MSWhere the school is located. This is not a residency requirement and does not decide whether you may enroll from your state.
Thesis / non-thesis: Not verified
Required credits: 128 hours
Source: online.msstate.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Duration: Not verified
Start terms: Fall, Spring, Summer
Source: online.msstate.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Teaching language: English (not separately stated)

How students enter this degree

First-year entry. Freshman admission: minimum 2.0 GPA on the College Preparatory Curriculum; test-optional.associate degree not requiredSource: online.msstate.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Transfer entry. Up to 64 credit hours from an accredited community college; last 32 hours at MSU.64 prior credits stated · associate degree not requiredSource: online.msstate.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Completed elsewhere: Some required courses are not available online through MSU; a transferable equivalent must be taken at another institution. Source: online.msstate.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Why this program is listed

Online BS in Electrical Engineering; some required courses are not available online at MSU and must be taken at another institution.

Source: online.msstate.edu · verified October 12, 2026

We list bachelor's, master's and PhD degrees in 22 engineering majors that the school offers online, and — separately labelled — Engineering Technology and hybrid programs. Campus-only degrees, certificates, generic computer science and engineering management are excluded. Eligibility rules

Format and physical attendance

How coursework is delivered, how much of the degree the online pathway covers, and what you must attend in person. “Fully online” appears only when the school states that no physical attendance is required.

Coursework delivery: Online courseworkCoursework is delivered online. Physical attendance requirements (labs, visits, exams, research) are listed separately.
Source: online.msstate.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Online scope: Part of the degree requires on-campus study
Source: online.msstate.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Physical attendance: Physical attendance requirements not verified
Class schedule: Asynchronous
Source: online.msstate.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Study intensity: Not published

The pages we checked do not say whether campus visits, lab sessions, proctored exams at a center or other in-person requirements apply. Ask the school before you apply — missing information is not “no requirement”.

Labs, projects and practical training

Laboratory arrangements, capstones, internships and research requirements, as the school publishes them.

Capstone: RequiredCapstone projects
Source: online.msstate.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Online engineering labs explained

Curriculum

Other

Accreditation statement on the program's page: The online Electrical Engineering program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET through our main campus as an approved alternative course-delivery method.
Source: online.msstate.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Admissions

Required, optional, waived and not-required items are shown exactly as the university states them. Anything not listed is not verified — not “not required”.

Application fee: Required$50 — $50 domestic, $60 international
Source: online.msstate.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Other requirement: RequiredIdentity verification through Stripe Identity
Source: online.msstate.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Tests

SAT / ACT: OptionalTest-optional for freshmen.
Source: online.msstate.edu · verified October 12, 2026

We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances.

Start dates and deadlines

Dates are shown with the term the university printed. A past date is marked passed and is never carried into a new cycle.

Application deadline
August 1 · for Fall
The university does not print a year with this date.
Source: online.msstate.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Year not printed
Application deadline
December 1 · for Spring
The university does not print a year with this date.
Source: online.msstate.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Year not printed
Application deadline
May 1 · for Summer
The university does not print a year with this date.
Source: online.msstate.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Year not printed

Tuition and fees

Each amount keeps its student category, academic year and basis. Per-credit, per-term and whole-program figures are not comparable with each other, and tuition is not the full cost of attendance.

Category	Amount	Basis and year
All students — Online tuition per credit hour (in-state rate for all online students)	$452	per creditEstimated tuition$57,856 = 128 credits × $452 per credit. Excludes mandatory fees, books, travel for any required in-person sessions, transfer credit reductions and rate changes. Not the full cost of attendance.Source: online.msstate.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Estimated total tuition: $57,856 (128 credits × $452 per credit)

Comparison basis: All students — Online tuition per credit hour (in-state rate for all online students), academic year not stated. Excludes mandatory fees, books, living costs and any rate changes during the program. How we calculate

Other published fees

Instructional Support Fee per credit hour: $25 per credit
Source: online.msstate.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Funding

Funding policy and awards exactly as the school publishes them. Competitive scholarships and assistantships are not guaranteed funding; loans must be repaid and are not scholarships. Campus assistantships are not assumed to be open to distance students. Online engineering tuition and scholarships

Funding classification: Funding not verified

We have not verified an official funding policy for this program. That does not mean funding is unavailable.

Scholarships, fellowships or assistantships for this program: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Accreditation and enrollment restrictions

Institutional accreditation covers the whole school; ABET accreditation covers only the program, degree and campuses or delivery its record lists. Enrollment restrictions for online students are a separate question.

Institutional accreditation

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026

Programmatic accreditation

ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology) (ABET)Status: Accredited · Commission: EAC · Program: Electrical Engineering · Degree: BSnext review 2030–2031 (next comprehensive review) · ABET lists: Main Campus, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College · distance delivery per ABET: Less than half of contentABET's record does not list the online pathway — ask the school whether the online version is covered.Source: amspub.abet.org · verified October 12, 2026

Published enrollment restrictions (state authorization)

MSU participates in the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (SARA); approved by the Mississippi Commission on College Accreditation on July 27, 2016. Official pageSource: online.msstate.edu · verified October 12, 2026

International applicants

Not verified for this program.

Licensure and professional disclosures

What the school publishes about professional licensure or certification. Meeting a state's educational requirements is only one part of licensure: examinations, post-degree supervised experience, background checks and a board application follow. This directory does not decide whether you qualify.

A professional licensure disclosure for this program: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Professional Engineer licensure is decided by the board of the state where you apply — not by the school's state — and usually involves education, the FE exam, experience and the PE exam. A degree listed here is not a licensure guarantee. Engineering licensure and online degrees · Engineering vs engineering technology

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages below. Last verified October 12, 2026.

ABET accredited program search (data downloaded 2026-10-12) — Accreditor directory, verified October 12, 2026
online.msstate.edu/bsee — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
online.msstate.edu/state-authorization — Official disclosure page, verified October 12, 2026
DAPIP — SACSCOC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-12) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026

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Key facts

Degree
BSEE · Bachelor's
Major
Electrical Engineering
ABET
EAC-accredited (ABET database); online pathway not listed by ABET
Delivery
Online coursework · Asynchronous
Physical attendance
Online coursework; part of the degree on campus
Online scope
Partly on campus
Study intensity
Study intensity not published
Length
128 hours
Tuition
$452 per creditAll students — Online tuition per credit hour (in-state rate for all online students)
Next deadline
No upcoming verified date
Location
Mississippi State, MS

The school publishes enrollment restrictions for online students. Check your state before applying. Details

Official program page

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