University of Southern California

Los Angeles, CAPrivate nonprofit WSCUCOfficial website

USC's Viterbi School of Engineering delivers online master's degrees through DEN@Viterbi, including biomedical, chemical, materials, aerospace, astronautical, mechanical, electrical and computer, computer, industrial and systems, and civil engineering programs. Program listings state these programs are completely online, and on-campus and online students pay the same per-unit tuition; doctoral programs are on-campus only.

Online engineering programs at University of Southern California

11 eligible programs verified (11 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

University of Southern California

Master of Science in Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering (Dynamics and Control) (DEN@Viterbi online)

Awarded degree: Master of Science in Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering (Dynamics and Control)

Aerospace Engineering · Mechanical Engineering

Master'sMS Fully online

Los Angeles, CASchool location — not an enrollment restriction

Fully online (stated)Whole degree online · Full-time or part-time

Fully online (stated)

1 1⁄2 – 2 years (full-time); 2 1⁄2 – 3 years (part-time) (full-time enrollment) · 27 credits

$2,742 per credit · All students — Viterbi graduate tuition per unit (same for on-campus and online) · 2026-2027Est. total tuition $74,034 (27 credits × $2,742 per credit; fees excluded)

No upcoming verified deadline

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University of Southern California

Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering (DEN@Viterbi online)

Awarded degree: Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering

Aerospace Engineering

Master'sMS Fully online

Los Angeles, CASchool location — not an enrollment restriction

Fully online (stated)Whole degree online · Full-time or part-time

Fully online (stated)

1 1⁄2 – 2 years (full-time); 2 1⁄2 – 3 years (part-time) (full-time enrollment) · 27 credits

$2,742 per credit · All students — Viterbi graduate tuition per unit (same for on-campus and online) · 2026-2027Est. total tuition $74,034 (27 credits × $2,742 per credit; fees excluded)

No upcoming verified deadline

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University of Southern California

Master of Science in Astronautical Engineering (DEN@Viterbi online)

Awarded degree: Master of Science in Astronautical Engineering

Aerospace Engineering

Master'sMS Fully online

Los Angeles, CASchool location — not an enrollment restriction

Fully online (stated)Whole degree online · Full-time or part-time

Fully online (stated)

1 1⁄2 – 2 years (full-time); 2 1⁄2 – 3 years (part-time) (full-time enrollment) · 27 credits

$2,742 per credit · All students — Viterbi graduate tuition per unit (same for on-campus and online) · 2026-2027Est. total tuition $74,034 (27 credits × $2,742 per credit; fees excluded)

No upcoming verified deadline

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University of Southern California

Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering (DEN@Viterbi online)

Awarded degree: Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering

Biomedical Engineering

Master'sMS Fully online

Los Angeles, CASchool location — not an enrollment restriction

Fully online (stated)Whole degree online · Full-time or part-time

Fully online (stated)

1 1⁄2 – 2 years (full-time); 2 1⁄2 – 3 years (part-time) (full-time enrollment) · 28 credits

$2,742 per credit · All students — Viterbi graduate tuition per unit (same for on-campus and online) · 2026-2027Est. total tuition $76,776 (28 credits × $2,742 per credit; fees excluded)

No upcoming verified deadline

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University of Southern California

Master of Science in Chemical Engineering (DEN@Viterbi online)

Awarded degree: Master of Science in Chemical Engineering

Chemical Engineering

Master'sMS Fully online

Los Angeles, CASchool location — not an enrollment restriction

Fully online (stated)Whole degree online · Full-time or part-time

Fully online (stated)

1 1⁄2 – 2 years (full-time); 2 1⁄2 – 3 years (part-time) (full-time enrollment) · 28 credits

$2,742 per credit · All students — Viterbi graduate tuition per unit (same for on-campus and online) · 2026-2027Est. total tuition $76,776 (28 credits × $2,742 per credit; fees excluded)

No upcoming verified deadline

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University of Southern California

Master of Science in Civil Engineering (Structural Engineering) (DEN@Viterbi online)

Awarded degree: Master of Science in Civil Engineering (Structural Engineering)

Civil Engineering

Master'sMS Fully online

Los Angeles, CASchool location — not an enrollment restriction

Fully online (stated)Whole degree online · Full-time or part-time

Fully online (stated)

1 1⁄2 – 2 years (full-time); 2 1⁄2 – 3 years (part-time) (full-time enrollment)

$2,742 per credit · All students — Viterbi graduate tuition per unit (same for on-campus and online) · 2026-2027

No upcoming verified deadline

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University of Southern California

Master of Science in Computer Engineering (DEN@Viterbi online)

Awarded degree: Master of Science in Computer Engineering

Computer Engineering

Master'sMS Fully online

Los Angeles, CASchool location — not an enrollment restriction

Fully online (stated)Whole degree online · Full-time or part-time

Fully online (stated)

1 1⁄2 – 2 years (full-time); 2 1⁄2 – 3 years (part-time) (full-time enrollment) · 28 credits

$2,742 per credit · All students — Viterbi graduate tuition per unit (same for on-campus and online) · 2026-2027Est. total tuition $76,776 (28 credits × $2,742 per credit; fees excluded)

No upcoming verified deadline

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University of Southern California

Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering (DEN@Viterbi online)

Awarded degree: Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering

Electrical Engineering · Computer Engineering

Master'sMS Fully online

Los Angeles, CASchool location — not an enrollment restriction

Fully online (stated)Whole degree online · Full-time or part-time

Fully online (stated)

1 1⁄2 – 2 years (full-time); 2 1⁄2 – 3 years (part-time) (full-time enrollment) · 28 credits

$2,742 per credit · All students — Viterbi graduate tuition per unit (same for on-campus and online) · 2026-2027Est. total tuition $76,776 (28 credits × $2,742 per credit; fees excluded)

No upcoming verified deadline

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University of Southern California

Master of Science in Industrial and Systems Engineering (DEN@Viterbi online)

Awarded degree: Master of Science in Industrial and Systems Engineering

Industrial Engineering

Master'sMS Fully online

Los Angeles, CASchool location — not an enrollment restriction

Fully online (stated)Whole degree online · Full-time or part-time

Fully online (stated)

1 1⁄2 – 2 years (full-time); 2 1⁄2 – 3 years (part-time) (full-time enrollment) · 28 credits

$2,742 per credit · All students — Viterbi graduate tuition per unit (same for on-campus and online) · 2026-2027Est. total tuition $76,776 (28 credits × $2,742 per credit; fees excluded)

No upcoming verified deadline

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University of Southern California

Master of Science in Materials Science and Engineering (DEN@Viterbi online)

Awarded degree: Master of Science in Materials Science and Engineering

Materials Engineering

Master'sMS Fully online

Los Angeles, CASchool location — not an enrollment restriction

Fully online (stated)Whole degree online · Full-time or part-time

Fully online (stated)

1 1⁄2 – 2 years (full-time); 2 1⁄2 – 3 years (part-time) (full-time enrollment) · 28 credits

$2,742 per credit · All students — Viterbi graduate tuition per unit (same for on-campus and online) · 2026-2027Est. total tuition $76,776 (28 credits × $2,742 per credit; fees excluded)

No upcoming verified deadline

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University of Southern California

Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering (DEN@Viterbi online)

Awarded degree: Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Master'sMS Fully online

Los Angeles, CASchool location — not an enrollment restriction

Fully online (stated)Whole degree online · Full-time or part-time

Fully online (stated)

1 1⁄2 – 2 years (full-time); 2 1⁄2 – 3 years (part-time) (full-time enrollment) · 27 credits

$2,742 per credit · All students — Viterbi graduate tuition per unit (same for on-campus and online) · 2026-2027Est. total tuition $74,034 (27 credits × $2,742 per credit; fees excluded)

No upcoming verified deadline

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Accreditation

WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC)
Institutional accreditation — accredited · since February 28, 1949 · next review 06/27/2031
Recognized by: U.S. Department of Education
Source: ope.ed.gov · 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.

Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials ScienceSource: online.usc.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Department of Astronautical EngineeringSource: online.usc.edu · verified October 12, 2026
DEN@ViterbiSource: online.usc.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Department of Biomedical EngineeringSource: online.usc.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer EngineeringSource: online.usc.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems EngineeringSource: online.usc.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental EngineeringSource: cee.usc.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Department of Aerospace and Mechanical EngineeringSource: online.usc.edu · verified October 12, 2026

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

DEN@Viterbi students must confirm their program is authorized, exempt or not subject to approval in their state or territory
Source: viterbigradadmission.usc.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.

PhD programs (all engineering disciplines)campus-only doctoral programsSource: viterbigradadmission.usc.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Institution

Official name: University of Southern California
Control: Private nonprofit
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026
Main location: University Park, Los Angeles, CA 90089
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026
Engineering degrees awarded, all formats (IPEDS CIP 14 engineering codes, first major): 446 bachelor's, 1132 master's, 114 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.

cee.usc.edu/academics/masters-degree/civil-engineering/msce-construction-engineering/ — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
IPEDS 2024–25 Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), via College Navigator — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
IPEDS 2023-24 Completions (C2024_A), engineering CIP codes (14.xx) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
online.usc.edu/programs/astronautical-engineering-ms/ — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
online.usc.edu/programs/biomedical-engineering-ms/ — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
online.usc.edu/programs/computer-engineering-ms/ — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
online.usc.edu/programs/dynamics-control-ms/ — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
online.usc.edu/programs/industrial-systems-engineering-ms/ — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
online.usc.edu/programs/materials-engineering-ms/ — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
DAPIP — WSCUC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-12) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
viterbigradadmission.usc.edu/denviterbi/stateauthorizations/ — Official disclosure page, verified October 12, 2026
viterbigradadmission.usc.edu/programs/masters/faq/ — Official admissions page, verified October 12, 2026

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