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Michigan Technological University campus — The main campus for Michigan Technological University is located in Houghton, MI—north of Highway US 41 and south of the
The main campus for Michigan Technological University is located in Houghton, MI—north of Highway US 41 and south of the Portage Canal.. Campus photograph of Michigan Technological University. · Photo: Jcvertin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
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Michigan Technological University

Houghton, MIPublic HLCOfficial website

Michigan Tech Global Campus offers online graduate engineering degrees: master's programs in civil, electrical and computer, and mechanical engineering, a Master of Engineering, and online PhD pathways in civil, electrical and computer, and mechanical engineering-engineering mechanics. Michigan Tech does not offer undergraduate degrees online.

Online engineering programs at Michigan Technological University

7 eligible programs verified (4 master's, 3 phd); formats: online coursework. Each program is listed separately — tuition, admissions and format belong to the program, not to the whole university.

Online Engineering Master's Degrees

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Michigan Technological University

Online Master of Engineering

Awarded degree: Master of Engineering

General Engineering

Master'sMEng
Location: Houghton, MISchool location — not an enrollment restriction
Delivery: Online courseworkCoursework is delivered online. Physical attendance requirements (labs, visits, exams, research) are listed separately.Study intensity not published
Physical attendance: Online coursework; physical attendance not verified
Duration: Length not published · 30 credits
Tuition: $1,448 per credit · All students — 2026–27 Estimated Graduate Expenses, graduate tuition · 2026-2027Est. total tuition $43,440 (30 credits × $1,448 per credit; fees excluded)
Next deadline: Rolling admission (as published)
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Michigan Technological University

Online Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering

Awarded degree: Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Master'sMS
Location: Houghton, MISchool location — not an enrollment restriction
Delivery: Online courseworkCoursework is delivered online. Physical attendance requirements (labs, visits, exams, research) are listed separately.Study intensity not published
Physical attendance: Online coursework; physical attendance not verified
Duration: Length not published · 30 credits
Tuition: $1,448 per credit · All students — 2026–27 Estimated Graduate Expenses, graduate tuition · 2026-2027Est. total tuition $43,440 (30 credits × $1,448 per credit; fees excluded)
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Michigan Technological University

Online MS in Civil Engineering

Awarded degree: Master of Science in Civil Engineering

Civil Engineering

Master'sMS
Location: Houghton, MISchool location — not an enrollment restriction
Delivery: Online courseworkCoursework is delivered online. Physical attendance requirements (labs, visits, exams, research) are listed separately.Study intensity not published
Physical attendance: Online coursework; physical attendance not verified
Duration: as little as five semesters (structural focus); as little as 2 semesters (water resources focus) (depends on focus area) · 30 credits
Tuition: $1,448 per credit · All students — 2026–27 Estimated Graduate Expenses, graduate tuition · 2026-2027Est. total tuition $43,440 (30 credits × $1,448 per credit; fees excluded)
Next deadline: Rolling admission (as published)
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Michigan Technological University

Online MS in Electrical and Computer Engineering

Awarded degree: Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering

Electrical Engineering · Computer Engineering

Master'sMS
Location: Houghton, MISchool location — not an enrollment restriction
Delivery: Online courseworkCoursework is delivered online. Physical attendance requirements (labs, visits, exams, research) are listed separately.Study intensity not published
Physical attendance: Online coursework; physical attendance not verified
Duration: Length not published · 30 credits
Tuition: $1,448 per credit · All students — 2026–27 Estimated Graduate Expenses, graduate tuition · 2026-2027Est. total tuition $43,440 (30 credits × $1,448 per credit; fees excluded)
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Online Engineering PhD Programs

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Michigan Technological University

Online PhD in Civil Engineering

Awarded degree: Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering

Civil Engineering

PhDFunding not verified
Location: Houghton, MISchool location — not an enrollment restriction
Delivery: Online courseworkCoursework is delivered online. Physical attendance requirements (labs, visits, exams, research) are listed separately.Study intensity not published
Physical attendance: Online coursework; required in person: dissertation defense
Duration: Length not published · 30 credits
Tuition: $1,448 per credit · All students — 2026–27 Estimated Graduate Expenses, graduate tuition · 2026-2027Est. total tuition $43,440 (30 credits × $1,448 per credit; fees excluded)
Next deadline: Rolling admission (as published)
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Michigan Technological University

Online PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering

Awarded degree: Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering

Electrical Engineering · Computer Engineering

PhDFunding not verified
Location: Houghton, MISchool location — not an enrollment restriction
Delivery: Online courseworkCoursework is delivered online. Physical attendance requirements (labs, visits, exams, research) are listed separately.Study intensity not published
Physical attendance: Online coursework; required in person: dissertation defense
Duration: Length not published · 30 credits
Tuition: $1,448 per credit · All students — 2026–27 Estimated Graduate Expenses, graduate tuition · 2026-2027Est. total tuition $43,440 (30 credits × $1,448 per credit; fees excluded)
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Michigan Technological University

Online PhD in Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics

Awarded degree: Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics

Mechanical Engineering · Engineering Science

PhD Fully onlineFunding not verified
Location: Houghton, MISchool location — not an enrollment restriction
Delivery: Fully online (stated)Coursework is delivered online. Physical attendance requirements (labs, visits, exams, research) are listed separately.Whole degree online · Study intensity not published
Physical attendance: Fully online (stated)
Duration: Length not published · 30 credits
Tuition: $1,448 per credit · All students — 2026–27 Estimated Graduate Expenses, graduate tuition · 2026-2027Est. total tuition $43,440 (30 credits × $1,448 per credit; fees excluded)
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Accreditation

  • Higher Learning Commission (HLC)

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since January 1, 1928 · next review 08/31/2032

    Recognized by: U.S. Department of Education

    Source: ope.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026

The university states: “Continuously accredited by the Higher Learning Commission” Source: mtu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Institutional accreditation (recorded in the U.S. Department of Education's DAPIP database) covers the whole institution. It is not a ranking and does not describe any one program.

Departments and schools

Academic units that administer the listed programs.

Published enrollment restrictions

State authorization rules decide whether the university can enroll you in an online program from your state. The university's location never decides it.

State authorization

  • Participates in NC-SARA; state status shown by state selector; online programs accept international applications only from Canada and Australia.
    Source: mtu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Offerings we reviewed but do not list

This directory lists online engineering bachelor's, master's and PhD degrees in 22 majors. These offerings were checked against official pages and fall outside that scope (campus-only degrees, certificates, engineering management or systems engineering, professional doctorates…). Not listing a campus degree says nothing about its quality.
  • Online Master of Engineering Management (MEM)discipline outside the 22 directory majorsSource: mtu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
  • Online MS and PhD in Manufacturing Engineeringdiscipline outside the 22 directory majorsSource: mtu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
  • Online undergraduate degreesnone offeredSource: mtu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
  • Online MS in Cybersecuritycomputing degree outside the 22 directory majorsSource: mtu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
  • Online graduate certificates (e.g. structural engineering, hybrid electric drive vehicle engineering)certificates are out of scopeSource: mtu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Institution

Official name
Michigan Technological University
Control
Public
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026
Main location
1400 Townsend Drive, Houghton, MI 49931-1295
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026
Engineering degrees awarded, all formats (IPEDS CIP 14 engineering codes, first major)
609 bachelor's, 226 master's, 38 doctoral (2023-24)
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026

Sources

Last verified October 12, 2026. Program facts and their sources are on each program page.
  1. IPEDS 2024–25 Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), via College Navigator — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
  2. IPEDS 2023-24 Completions (C2024_A), engineering CIP codes (14.xx) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
  3. DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-12) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
  4. mtu.edu/cege/graduate/online/ — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  5. mtu.edu/globalcampus/about/authorization/ — Official disclosure page, verified October 12, 2026
  6. mtu.edu/globalcampus/about/contact/ — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  7. mtu.edu/globalcampus/programs/ — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  8. mtu.edu/globalcampus/programs/degrees/cybersecurity/ — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  9. mtu.edu/globalcampus/programs/degrees/electrical-computer-engineering/ — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  10. mtu.edu/globalcampus/programs/degrees/engineering-management/ — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  11. mtu.edu/globalcampus/programs/degrees/manufacturing-engineering/ — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  12. mtu.edu/globalcampus/programs/degrees/mechanical-engineering/ — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026

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