Looking into the online program. How is it? According to US News it’s the #2 best online engineering masters uni.
But based on the few recorded informational session videos they have online, which are really dry, and based on the UI of the site, which looks outdated and not well maintained, it doesn’t leave me with a great impression.
How is the program and how are other comparable online programs?
What is MSOL?
Master of Science OnLine.
For graduate engineering degrees
Could you copy and paste the link to the Master of Science OnLine program for graduate engineering degrees? I will first look to see if the major is ABET accredited in the undergraduate level. It doesn’t matter if the graduate program is ABET accredited or not. For example, if you are pursuing a master of civil engineering make sure the school have an ABET accredited undergraduate civil engineering program.
I don’t see anywhere in the program where it says it’s ABET accredited. Is that a red flag/issue?
And there is no undergrad equivalent to the major.
ABET doesn’t matter for MS degrees.
I still have no idea what MSOL is. What school?
I am just making a suggestion here. No, it is not a red flag but states have a habit of looking at your undergraduate degree to see if it is ABET accredited for American PE license purposes. Some employers might not care. But if you don’t have an ABET accredited undergraduate degree than make sure you graduate engineering degree’s program is ABET accredited at the undergraduate level. Just be careful that is what I am saying.
@boneh3ad Omg, I posted this thread in the wrong forum (I wanted to post in UCLA). The Uni is UCLA.
@IncorE206 My undergrad is ABET accredited but the Masters program is not ABET accredited (from UCLA). I got what you’re saying, thanks.
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Literally doesn’t matter.
Hmm since it’s an online program it’s kind of hard to tell.
Is one more well known in your area?
Does one offer more support than the other?
@leeznon You need to stop making new threads on the same topic. You haven’t even replied to your other thread in this same forum on this topic yet.
Hi,
I haven’t posted on here in over 10 years (haha good times) but I am now considering a Master’s degree.
The uni’s I’m looking at are UCLA and Purdue, specifically the online engineering programs.
As far as general name I think UCLA outdoes Purdue, but Purdue is more well known for engineering. That said, US News ranks UCLA as the better online program.
Care to share opinions about both/either program/uni?
PS: UCLA was always on my “dream” school list when I was looking at undergrad spots. Both have similar tuition and courses.
Which uni should I shoot for? They’re all online MS Engineering degrees.
Here’s my preference right now:
I personally like UCLA the most in terms of reputation and being a dream school. But the User Interface makes me think the program it’s as good as the others (it’s really really bad compared to JHU). Also, JHU has a much more customizable course selection and I like that aspect a lot. It just seems better. Purdue is solid but I prefer UCLA or JHU.
Unless you tell a potential employer that your masters degree from a prominent university was earned online, they should not know. Your degree will not note that it was earned online, nor should your transcript. If it does come up in an interview, you can make it a positive by emphasizing your time-management skills that allowed you to work and earn a masters degree from a prestigious university.
My youngest son got his bachelors aerospace engineering degree from Texas A&M, so I’ve been following their online engineering masters offerings a bit. They currently offer online engineering masters degrees in ten disciplines: computer engineering, cybersecurity, electrical engineering, engineering systems management, engineering technical management, industrial distribution, mechanical engineering, petroleum engineering, safety engineering, and sub-sea engineering. As of 2017, TAMU had over 19,000 engineering students, including 17,000 enrolled at College Station. The rest were enrolled at other campuses or were online students. TAMU’s goal is to reach 25,000 enrolled engineering students by 2025. To reach that figure, TAMU expects, among other things, to increase its online ME enrollment to almost 1,000.
US News ranks TAMU’s online engineering masters education 7th in the country; UCLA is 2nd, Purdue is 5th, and Johns Hopkins is 14th. You should be fine wherever you go between the three on your list.
@Beaudreau thanks for the info. I wouldn’t go to TAMU because I’m a longhorn lol but thanks for sharing. BTW, what is the total tuition of that program?