Engineering

Online Degree and Certificate Programs

Master the fundamentals of acoustics to prepare for a rewarding career in audio, biology, medicine, geology, electronics, physics, music, architecture, or other emerging fields.

Position yourself to be a leader in the fast-growing 3D printing industry. This online master's program draws upon the resources and faculty of Penn State’s renowned College of Engineering to offer students the analytical and practical skills required for using additive manufacturing technologies.

This 30-credit artificial intelligence master's degree with the AI Engineering Option can help you gain the skills and knowledge needed to develop intelligent systems and explore new frontiers in artificial intelligence, machine learning, deep learning, natural language processing, reinforcement learning, and computer vision.

The next generation of civil engineers will need to operate, analyze, design, and modernize both horizontal and vertical infrastructure to ensure safety, sustainability, and resilience against current and future hazards. Penn State’s Master of Engineering in Civil Engineering program can equip students with the skills necessary to design sustainable and resilient infrastructure and rehabilitate existing infrastructure.

The Master of Computer Science (MCS) degree is a 30-credit online, interdisciplinary master’s program that aims to prepare students to drive the design, development, and deployment of software systems across a broad array of application domains to meet contemporary social and technical challenges.

Prepare for a broad range of electrical engineering careers by focusing on practical, hands-on course work developed by experts in the field. This online master's degree program does not require GRE scores or a thesis.

This online program provides a deep understanding of advanced engineering and high-level leadership principles, helping you prepare to direct high-performing research divisions or companies. This D.Eng. incorporates the rigor of a Ph.D. but shifts the focus of career progression from academic research to leadership in an industrial or commercial setting.

Build your technical leadership skills in this cohort-based online master's degree program that encourages collaborative learning and peer teamwork as you explore engineering management with world-class Penn State faculty.

The course work for this online master's degree program prepares you to evaluate and optimize complex engineering systems and processes to improve efficiency, quality, and safety while reducing cost and waste.

Learn from faculty who are experts in their fields of study as you build your knowledge of research, analysis, and design in mechanical engineering. With limited formal course requirements, this online degree program lets you customize your plan to match your professional goals.

Tailor this online master's degree program to support your educational and professional goals. This non-thesis Penn State program offers a relevant and flexible nuclear engineering curriculum with course work developed by experts in the field.

The Master of Nuclear Engineering – Nuclear Security Option degree is a 30-credit online program designed to prepare students to become the next generation of technical experts in global nuclear and radiological security. The program aims to develop the skills necessary to detect special nuclear materials attempting to enter the country and to safeguard U.S. nuclear facilities from potential attacks.

Learn to leverage technical expertise and project development skills to successfully implement renewable energy systems and sustainable business policies through the courses offered in this online degree program.

This ABET–accredited online software engineering degree program is ideal for creative thinkers interested in coding and computer programming, mathematics, chemistry, and physics. During your senior year, you will work with real companies during an industry-sponsored design project.

Learn cutting-edge approaches to creating, maintaining, and improving software systems. This cohort-based online master's program mimics the remote-workplace environment often found in the global marketplace.

Collaborate with your peers as you learn to identify, analyze, and manage complex systems and processes. This cohort-based online master's degree program encourages systems engineering students to build ties and gain perspectives from their peers in other disciplines.

Establish foundational knowledge of additive manufacturing (3D printing) and improve the critical thinking, problem-solving, and creativity skills needed by additive manufacturing engineers with this online certificate program.

In this online AI engineering certificate, you can learn to design, build, and maintain machine learning and natural language models while honing your programming skills.

The Graduate Certificate in Audio Devices and Signal Processing provides students with a comprehensive understanding of audio devices and signal processing principles, enabling them to critically evaluate and solve related problems using advanced techniques and software simulation tools, such as MATLAB.

This online graduate certificate focuses on computer vision, the subfield of AI covering the design and applications of computer-based, machine vision systems that can interpret visual information and make decisions. The certificate is embedded within the artificial intelligence master's program.

In this online data analytics and engineering program, you can learn to design, build, and maintain large-scale data infrastructure as well as program for data modeling, integration, warehousing, and analysis.

Obtain skills and knowledge that can support your work as an engineer who designs electrical devices and systems that usher in the future. Courses with a grade of B or better from this 9-credit certificate can be applied to the World Campus Master of Engineering in Electrical Engineering.

Supplement your technical engineering skills with courses focused on communication, ethics, entrepreneurial thinking, and professionalism. This online certificate program was designed for working engineering professionals who want to prepare for leadership positions.

This 9-credit online graduate certificate program focuses on the foundations of artificial intelligence, including intelligent agents, search and planning, machine learning, and predictive analytics. The certificate is embedded within the artificial intelligence master's program.

This 9-credit online engineering certificate focuses on skills needed to excel at design thinking, requirements engineering, and systems architecture. It can help you prepare for a variety of careers related to the engineering and development of new products, processes, and systems.

This 9-credit graduate certificate focuses on natural language processing (NLP), a subfield of AI centered on the interaction between computers and human language. This certificate is embedded within the artificial intelligence master's program.

The Graduate Certificate in Noise Control and Building Acoustics provides students with a comprehensive understanding of noise control and building acoustics, applying critical thinking to evaluate and solve related problems. Students will use advanced knowledge and software tools, such as MATLAB, to analyze issues and communicate their solutions using online learning resources.

The Graduate Certificate in Physical Acoustics is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of physical acoustics principles, enabling them to conceptualize, evaluate, and solve related problems using advanced knowledge and software simulation tools like MATLAB.

This online software engineering certificate focuses on knowledge and skills needed for project management, requirements engineering, and software testing.

This 9-credit online engineering certificate focuses on skills needed to excel at systems optimization, quality control management, and continuous improvement to help you prepare for a variety of careers related to product lifecycle management (PLM).

This 9-credit online engineering certificate focuses on engineering management analytics, economics analysis, decision models, and risk analysis to help you prepare for a variety of careers related to product or process development and management.

This online software engineering certificate can provide you the knowledge and skills needed to analyze, architect, design, implement, and manage the technical aspects of large-scale software system development.

Focus on electric-driven study as you prepare to lead development in the rapidly expanding solar energy sector. This online certificate program includes courses that offer a foundation in project development, system design and analysis, and process improvement.

This 9-credit online engineering certificate focuses on systems analysis and the skills needed to model, design, and build complex systems and products in a variety of businesses. The certificate can help you prepare for a variety of systems engineering careers.

This 9-credit online engineering certificate focuses on quality management, decision analysis, and risk evaluation for complex engineering systems and problems. The certificate program can help you prepare for a variety of quality engineering careers as well as analyst careers.

This 9-credit online engineering certificate focuses on technology management, leadership skills, and problem-solving. The certificate can help you prepare for a leadership position in engineering and technology fields.

This 12-credit, online engineering certificate combines essential technology management and leadership skills and can help you prepare for a rewarding career, leading high-performing teams of engineers and technical personnel.