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Virginia Tech offers online master's degrees in engineering through Virginia Tech Engineering Online (VTEO) and its departments: an MS in Aerospace Engineering and an MS in Ocean Engineering from the Crofton Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering, and an MS and MEng in Mechanical Engineering and an MEng in Nuclear Engineering from the Department of Mechanical Engineering. Online graduate students are billed at the university's Graduate Extended or Virtual Campus tuition rates.

Online engineering programs at Virginia Tech

6 eligible programs verified (6 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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Master of Engineering in Aerospace Engineering (Online)

Awarded degree: Master of Engineering in Aerospace Engineering

Aerospace Engineering

Master'sMEng
Location: Blacksburg, VASchool 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: other in-person requirement
Duration: Length not published · 30 credits
Tuition: $1,027 per credit · Resident (in-state) — Graduate Extended or Virtual Campus, Tuition - Virginia Resident · 2026-2027Est. total tuition $59,902.50 (30 credits × $1,996.75 per credit; fees excluded)
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Master of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering (Online)

Awarded degree: Master of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Master'sMEng
Location: Blacksburg, VASchool location — not an enrollment restriction
Delivery: Online courseworkCoursework is delivered online. Physical attendance requirements (labs, visits, exams, research) are listed separately.Full-time or part-time
Physical attendance: Online coursework; required in person: orientation
Duration: Length not published · 30 credits
Tuition: $1,027 per credit · Resident (in-state) — Graduate Extended or Virtual Campus, Tuition - Virginia Resident · 2026-2027Est. total tuition $59,902.50 (30 credits × $1,996.75 per credit; fees excluded)
Next deadline: August 1, 2027 · Fall 2027
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Master of Engineering in Nuclear Engineering (Online)

Awarded degree: Master of Engineering in Nuclear Engineering

Nuclear Engineering

Master'sMEng
Location: Blacksburg, VASchool 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: $1,027 per credit · Resident (in-state) — Graduate Extended or Virtual Campus, Tuition - Virginia Resident · 2026-2027Est. total tuition $59,902.50 (30 credits × $1,996.75 per credit; fees excluded)
Next deadline: August 1, 2027 · Fall 2027
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Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering (Online)

Awarded degree: Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering

Aerospace Engineering

Master'sMS
Location: Blacksburg, VASchool 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; required in person: other in-person requirement
Duration: Length not published · 30 credits
Tuition: $1,027 per credit · Resident (in-state) — Graduate Extended or Virtual Campus, Tuition - Virginia Resident · 2026-2027Est. total tuition $59,902.50 (30 credits × $1,996.75 per credit; fees excluded)
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, non-thesis (Online)

Awarded degree: Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Master'sMS
Location: Blacksburg, VASchool location — not an enrollment restriction
Delivery: Online courseworkCoursework is delivered online. Physical attendance requirements (labs, visits, exams, research) are listed separately.Full-time or part-time
Physical attendance: Online coursework; physical attendance not verified
Duration: Length not published · 30 credits
Tuition: $1,027 per credit · Resident (in-state) — Graduate Extended or Virtual Campus, Tuition - Virginia Resident · 2026-2027Est. total tuition $59,902.50 (30 credits × $1,996.75 per credit; fees excluded)
Next deadline: August 1, 2027 · Fall 2027
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Master of Science in Ocean Engineering (Online)

Awarded degree: Master of Science in Ocean Engineering

Ocean Engineering

Master'sMS
Location: Blacksburg, VASchool 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; required in person: other in-person requirement
Duration: Length not published · 30 credits
Tuition: $1,027 per credit · Resident (in-state) — Graduate Extended or Virtual Campus, Tuition - Virginia Resident · 2026-2027Est. total tuition $59,902.50 (30 credits × $1,996.75 per credit; fees excluded)
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Accreditation

  • Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since January 1, 1923 · next review 06/01/2027

    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.

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

  • Virginia Tech is an institutional participant in the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (SARA) arrangement.
    Source: vtonline.vt.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.
  • Master of Science in Systems Engineering (online) (Master of Science in Systems Engineering)discipline outside the 22 directory majorsSource: vteo.vt.edu · verified October 12, 2026
  • Master of Information Technology (online) (Master of Information Technology)generic information technology degree, not engineeringSource: vteo.vt.edu · verified October 12, 2026
  • Graduate Certificates in Naval Engineering and Nuclear Engineering (online)graduate certificateSource: me.vt.edu · verified October 12, 2026
  • Master of Engineering in Electrical Engineering / Computer EngineeringPages say courses are available online and on-site at the Washington, D.C., metro area campus; a fully online degree pathway is not stated.Source: ece.vt.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Institution

Official name
Virginia Tech
Control
Public
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026
Main location
210 Burruss Hall, 800 Drillfield Dr., Blacksburg, VA 24061-0131
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026
Engineering degrees awarded, all formats (IPEDS CIP 14 engineering codes, first major)
1568 bachelor's, 561 master's, 202 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. ece.vt.edu/grad/degrees/meng.html — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  2. me.vt.edu/for-students/online.html — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  3. IPEDS 2024–25 Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), via College Navigator — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
  4. IPEDS 2023-24 Completions (C2024_A), engineering CIP codes (14.xx) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
  5. DAPIP — SACSCOC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-12) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
  6. vteo.vt.edu/about.html — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  7. vteo.vt.edu/contact.html — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  8. vteo.vt.edu/programs.html — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  9. vtonline.vt.edu/State-Authorizations-SARA.html — Official disclosure page, verified October 12, 2026
  10. aoe.vt.edu/graduate/degrees-and-certificates/master-of-engineering.html — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026

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