The university offers programs at the Master’s, Doctoral and graduate certificate levels in which the required coursework can be completed through online instruction. These programs are considered Distance Education (DE) programs. DE programs are designed for off campus students and delivered via the Distance Education campus.
Prospective students must apply through Graduate Admissions. Details regarding prerequisites, academic requirements, and application procedures for each degree program can be found through departmental sites listed below. For more information about costs, see the latest Schedule of Maintenance, Tuition and Fees for Graduate Online Programs available at One Stop Student Services.
Master’s Programs
College of Arts and Sciences
College of Communication and Information Sciences
College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences
- Educational Administration, MS
- Education, Instructional Technology, MS
- Education Psychology, concentration in Applied Educational Psychology , MS
- Education Psychology, concentration in Adult Education, MS
Additional information about CEHHS online degree programs
Haslam College of Business
Tickle College of Engineering
- Civil Engineering, Public Works Concentration, MS
- Civil Engineering, Transportation Concentration, MS
- Environmental Engineering, Environmental Engineering Concentration, MS
- Reliability and Maintainability Engineering (RME), MS
- Industrial Systems Engineering (concentrations in Engineering Management, Systems Engineering and Automotive Manufacturing), MS
Distance education degree programs in Industrial Engineering/Engineering Management are offered jointly with the UT Space Institute (UTSI). For more information, visit: http://www.utsi.edu/distance-education/
Additional information about online programs in the Tickle College of Engineering
College of Social Work
- Social Work, MSSW
Institute of Agriculture
Post Master’s Programs
College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences
Doctoral Programs
College of Nursing
Please see the above program pages for additional information about any occasional on-campus residential requirements for Nursing students.
College of Social Work
Tickle College of Engineering
Graduate Certificate Programs
Tickle College of Engineering
- Graduate Certificate in Reliability and Maintainability Engineering (RME)
- Graduate Certificate in Engineering Management
College of Communication and Information
College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences
- Graduate Certificate in Online Teaching and Learning
- Graduate Certificate in Educational Administration (PreK-12)
College of Nursing
Graduate certificates in Nursing with the following concentrations are available:
- Family Nurse Practitioner
- Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
- Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
- Nursing Education