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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, ILPublic HLCOfficial website

The Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign offers online master's degrees through Grainger Engineering Online, including MS and MEng programs in aerospace, bioengineering, civil, environmental, electrical and computer, industrial and mechanical engineering. Online students receive the same degree as on-campus students and pay one per-credit tuition rate regardless of residency. No online bachelor's or PhD engineering pathway was found.

Online engineering programs at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

8 eligible programs verified (8 master's); 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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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Master of Engineering in Bioengineering (Online)

Awarded degree: Master of Engineering in Bioengineering

Biomedical Engineering

Master'sMEng
Location: Champaign, ILSchool location — not an enrollment restriction
Delivery: Online courseworkCoursework is delivered online. Physical attendance requirements (labs, visits, exams, research) are listed separately.Whole degree online · Study intensity not published
Physical attendance: Online coursework; physical attendance not verified
Duration: as little as one year, or one course at a time · 32 credits
Tuition: $1,195 per credit · All students — Online students, Fall 2026 - Summer 2027 · 2026-2027Est. total tuition $38,240 (32 credits × $1,195 per credit; fees excluded)
Next deadline: Rolling admission (as published)
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Master of Engineering in Electrical & Computer Engineering (Online)

Awarded degree: Master of Engineering in Electrical & Computer Engineering

Electrical Engineering · Computer Engineering

Master'sMEng Fully online
Location: Champaign, ILSchool 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 · Part-time
Physical attendance: Fully online (stated)
Duration: many students complete the program in 18-24 months; part-time students can take up to 5 years (typical completion) · 32 credits
Tuition: $1,195 per credit · All students — Online students, Fall 2026 - Summer 2027 · 2026-2027Est. total tuition $38,240 (32 credits × $1,195 per credit; fees excluded)
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Master of Engineering in Engineering (online concentrations)

Awarded degree: Master of Engineering in Engineering

General engineering · concentrations: Chemical Engineering Leadership, Aerospace Systems Engineering

Master'sMEngConcentration
Location: Champaign, ILSchool 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
Tuition: $1,195 per credit · All students — Online students, Fall 2026 - Summer 2027 · 2026-2027
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Master of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering (Online)

Awarded degree: Master of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Master'sMEng
Location: Champaign, ILSchool location — not an enrollment restriction
Delivery: Online courseworkCoursework is delivered online. Physical attendance requirements (labs, visits, exams, research) are listed separately.Whole degree online · Study intensity not published
Physical attendance: Online coursework; physical attendance not verified
Duration: as short a time as one year of full-time study; online students have up to five years (full-time study) · 32 credits
Tuition: $1,195 per credit · All students — Online students, Fall 2026 - Summer 2027 · 2026-2027Est. total tuition $38,240 (32 credits × $1,195 per credit; fees excluded)
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering (Online, non-thesis)

Awarded degree: Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering

Aerospace Engineering

Master'sMS Fully online
Location: Champaign, ILSchool 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: as little as one year (self-supported, full-time study) · 32 credits
Tuition: $1,195 per credit · All students — Online students, Fall 2026 - Summer 2027 · 2026-2027Est. total tuition $38,240 (32 credits × $1,195 per credit; fees excluded)
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Master of Science in Civil Engineering (Online, non-thesis)

Awarded degree: Master of Science in Civil Engineering

Civil Engineering

Master'sMS Fully online
Location: Champaign, ILSchool 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: one to five years · 36 credits
Tuition: $1,195 per credit · All students — Online students, Fall 2026 - Summer 2027 · 2026-2027Est. total tuition $43,020 (36 credits × $1,195 per credit; fees excluded)
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Master of Science in Environmental Engineering in Civil Engineering (Online, non-thesis)

Awarded degree: Master of Science in Environmental Engineering in Civil Engineering

Environmental Engineering

Master'sMS Fully online
Location: Champaign, ILSchool 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: one to five years · 36 credits
Tuition: $1,195 per credit · All students — Online students, Fall 2026 - Summer 2027 · 2026-2027Est. total tuition $43,020 (36 credits × $1,195 per credit; fees excluded)
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Master of Science in Industrial Engineering (Online, non-thesis)

Awarded degree: Master of Science in Industrial Engineering

Industrial Engineering

Master'sMS
Location: Champaign, ILSchool 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 · 36 credits
Tuition: $1,195 per credit · All students — Online students, Fall 2026 - Summer 2027 · 2026-2027Est. total tuition $43,020 (36 credits × $1,195 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, 1913 · next review 08/31/2030

    Recognized by: U.S. Department of Education

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

The university states: “Institutional accreditor: the Higher Learning Commission” Source: provost.illinois.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.

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.
  • Master of Computer Science (MCS), online (Master of Computer Science)generic computer science degreeSource: grainger.illinois.edu · verified October 12, 2026
  • Master of Engineering in Energy Systems Engineering (online) (Master of Engineering in Engineering, Energy Systems Concentration)discipline outside the 22 directory majors; listed as a concentration (major null) on the MEng in Engineering recordSource: grainger.illinois.edu · verified October 12, 2026
  • Master of Engineering in Digital Agriculture (online) (Master of Engineering in Engineering, Digital Agriculture Concentration)discipline outside the 22 directory majors (not titled agricultural engineering); listed as a concentration (major null) on the MEng in Engineering recordSource: grainger.illinois.edu · verified October 12, 2026
  • Online graduate certificatesgraduate certificates are outside the directorySource: grainger.illinois.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Institution

Official name
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Control
Public
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026
Main location
601 E John Street, Champaign, IL 61820-5711
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026
Engineering degrees awarded, all formats (IPEDS CIP 14 engineering codes, first major)
1857 bachelor's, 654 master's, 228 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. catalog.illinois.edu/graduate/engineering/aerospace-engineering-ms/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 12, 2026
  2. catalog.illinois.edu/graduate/engineering/biomedical-image-computing-ms/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 12, 2026
  3. catalog.illinois.edu/graduate/engineering/industrial-engineering-ms/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 12, 2026
  4. catalog.illinois.edu/graduate/meng-engineering/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 12, 2026
  5. cee.illinois.edu/academics/graduate-programs/cee-online — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  6. ece.illinois.edu/admissions/graduate/meng-degree — Official admissions page, verified October 12, 2026
  7. grainger.illinois.edu/academics/online — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  8. grainger.illinois.edu/academics/online/degree-programs — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  9. mechse.illinois.edu/graduate/MEngME — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  10. IPEDS 2024–25 Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), via College Navigator — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
  11. IPEDS 2023-24 Completions (C2024_A), engineering CIP codes (14.xx) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
  12. DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-12) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
  13. provost.illinois.edu/assessment/accreditation/ — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026

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