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Next start date: August 2025
  • Application Open: Dec 16, 2024
  • Full-time or Part-time schedules
  • Graduate in as few as 16 months
  • No GRE Required
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Penn Engineering Online Degree Programs

MCIT Online

Master of Computer and Information Technology
  • Ideal For: Individuals without a computer science background who want to establish a foundational skill set in the field.
  • Curriculum Highlights: Build a robust understanding of core computer science concepts such as discrete math, data structures, computer systems, and algorithms, with options to explore four elective courses in areas ranging from data science, cybersecurity, networked systems, IoT, and more.
  • Career Pathways: Graduates utilize their computer science skills across diverse industries, including tech, finance, healthcare, cybersecurity, biotechnology, and venture investment, paving the way for impactful contributions.
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MSE-DS Online

Master of Science in Engineering in Data Science
  • Ideal For: Individuals with a foundational background in computer science, comparable to a CS minor.
  • Curriculum Highlights: Gain expertise in data science essentials, including big data analytics, databases, applied machine learning, and statistics, along with application electives in areas like computer vision and natural language processing.
  • Career Pathways: Equip yourself for roles such as data scientist or data engineer, or work as a software engineer specializing in data systems.
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MSE-AI Online

Master of Science in Engineering in Artificial Intelligence
  • Ideal For: ndividuals with an undergraduate degree in computer science, software engineering, computer engineering, or a closely related field.
  • Curriculum Highlights: Build on MSE-DS fundamentals with advanced AI-focused topics, including AI algorithms, deep learning, high-performance systems like GPU programming, distributed systems, and ethical considerations in AI.
  • Career Pathways: Prepare to become an AI engineer driving AI application development, designing the infrastructure behind AI at leading tech companies, or take on AI-focused advanced software programming roles.
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Skills and Outcomes

Your Penn Engineering Online degree will open the door to a world of opportunities—not only in software development, data science, AI, and related technical fields, but also in industries as diverse as finance, healthcare, education, and government.

You’ll graduate as a well-rounded and versatile professional who can:
  • Combine mathematical foundations and engineering principles to solve real-world computing problems.
  • Design, construct, and maintain high-quality software as part of a collaborative development team.
  • Assess the appropriate use modern techniques, skills, and tools in developing data solutions.
  • Apply algorithmic thinking and computer science theory to the modeling and analysis of software systems.

Career Services That Lead To Proven Outcomes

Online students and alums have access to Penn's extensive career and professional development services. Our career advisors provide personalized advice to help you:

  • map out career goals
  • write your resume and cover letter
  • search for jobs
  • improve interviewing skills
  • learn how to network effectively
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Online Experience

Learning online doesn’t mean learning alone. Online students have unique needs, and our collaborative community is here to help you every step of the way.

There are many ways to stay connected and to receive support throughout your program:

  • Faculty Office Hours
  • Dedicated Teacher Assistants
  • Supportive Academic and Career Advisors
  • Encouraging Peer Mentors
  • Interactive Study Groups
  • Engaging Slack Channels
  • Regional In-person Meet Ups
  • Signature Campus Events

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If you have questions, join us for an admissions event to learn more about Penn Engineering Online degree programs.

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Fall 2025 Application Cycle Opens for MSE-AI Online, MSE-DS Online & MCIT Online Degree Programs

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“A lot of other master’s degree programs only focus on giving you some skills that you can try to apply to your work, but the MCIT Online program provides those useful skills and knowledge in combination with a commitment to nurturing your way of thinking, which has a much greater impact on your work and life outside of the program.”
Zi Bennie Yang
Zi Bennie Yang
  • MCIT Online Alumni ’18
“With this program, our goal is to educate a new generation of engineers who have the skills to analyze trends as they emerge — not only from the technological perspective, but also from the societal and ethical perspective.”
Chris Callison-Burch
Chris Callison-Burch
  • MSE-AI Online Program Director
  • Professor, Department of Computer and Information Science
“A lot of the most challenging problems in the world today can be tackled in part, if not in whole, by the clever use of data. We are awash with data, but we need people who can make sense of all this data and deliver on its potential.”
James C. Gee
James C. Gee
  • MSE-DS Online Program Director
  • Professor, Department of Radiology
  • Director, Penn Image Computing and Science Laboratory

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