Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering (Online)

Awarded degree: Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

PhD Fully onlineFunding not verified

Overview

The Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering offers its PhD in Mechanical Engineering fully online, with a minimum of 90 credit hours, a candidacy examination and a dissertation defense. The department states there is no requirement to visit campus and that standard tuition and fees apply to the online PhD; research and funding arrangements for online students are not described.

Official program name: Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering (Online)
Awarded degree: Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering
Source: mae.ufl.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Degree level: PhD — doctor of philosophy (phd)
Engineering major: Mechanical Engineering
Source: mae.ufl.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Program type: Dedicated degree
Source: mae.ufl.edu · verified October 12, 2026
School: University of Florida
Location: Gainesville, FLWhere the school is located. This is not a residency requirement and does not decide whether you may enroll from your state.
Thesis / non-thesis: Dissertation
Source: mae.ufl.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Required credits: Minimum of 90 credit hours
Source: mae.ufl.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Duration: Not verified
Teaching language: English (not separately stated)

Why this program is listed

MAE states its PhD (including the PhD in Mechanical Engineering) is available fully online.

Source: mae.ufl.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: Fully online (stated)Coursework is delivered online. Physical attendance requirements (labs, visits, exams, research) are listed separately.
Source: mae.ufl.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Online scope: The entire degree can be completed through the online pathway (stated)
Source: mae.ufl.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Physical attendance: No required physical attendance (stated by the institution)
Source: mae.ufl.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Class schedule: Asynchronous
Source: mae.ufl.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Study intensity: Part-time or Full-time
Source: mae.ufl.edu · verified October 12, 2026

In-person requirements as published

Campus visit Not required
No requirement to visit campus (EDGE & 100% Online)
Source: mae.ufl.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Research, labs and practical requirements

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

Qualifying exam: Pass the candidacy examination
Source: mae.ufl.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Advisor: Dissertation under the direction of a supervisory committee and faculty advisor
Source: mae.ufl.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Online engineering PhD attendance requirements

Curriculum

Other

Online PhD students pay standard (not EDGE) tuition and fee rates.
Source: mae.ufl.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”.

Admission requirements: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Tests

Entrance and English-language test policy: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

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 deadlines: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

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.

Tuition for this online program: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

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

No current ABET accreditation is matched to this program in ABET's database. ABET rarely accredits graduate programs; this is normal and not a mark against the program. Institutional accreditation does not imply program accreditation, and another program at the same school being accredited does not cover this one.

Published enrollment restrictions (state authorization)

UF has been an approved NC-SARA member since January 22, 2018. Official pageSource: distance.ufl.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.

distance.ufl.edu/state-authorization-status/ — Official disclosure page, verified October 12, 2026
mae.ufl.edu/students/graduate/degree-programs/ — Official program 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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