Best 100% Online AI Degrees (2026)

Every course in South College's computer science degree is delivered online, with an Artificial Intelligence concentration on top, so you never have to move to Knoxville or Nashville. Pick it if you want broad programming coverage first and AI second. Expect a long road, though. The degree runs 184.5 semester credits, well past the usual 120, and no tuition is published, so get a written total.

If you want a fully online degree that still teaches you to build the systems, this is Boston University's engineering-heavy option. The $25,000 covers 30 credits, with a short Computer Science Bootcamp in the two weeks before term. Classes mix live and recorded work. The 16-month schedule is fixed, so plan around it rather than expecting to slow down freely.

Working programmers who need to stay employed can finish this one without moving. It's fully online, $25,000 for 30 credits, and most students go part time after bootcamp work. Admission looks at your coursework or work experience in computing or engineering, and the GRE isn't required. Choose it to ship AI software; the capstone spans two terms before you finish.

Four start terms a year make this the easiest fully online program here to begin when your schedule allows. Oregon State charges $965 per credit across 45 credits, $43,425 in all, and nonresidents pay the same. It fits managers who want analytics and applied AI without leaving work. The long credit count is the cost, and the Business Analytics certificate can shave up to 22 credits.

Choose this if you already hold an AI-related bachelor's and have professional experience, since that's who Capitol designed it for. The MRes is 30 credits at $665, or $19,950 before the $55 per-credit technology fee, and it's entirely online. You finish by presenting and defending a master's dissertation, which is real research work and not a light add-on to a job.

Everything runs online in 11-week courses, one at a time, one evening a week, so your weeks look the same from start to finish. You also get a guaranteed seat in every course. The price is steady at $1022 per credit over 33 credits, $33,726 total. Applicants need a 3.0 GPA, a technical bachelor's, and prior math and programming coursework.

Northeastern's fully online professional master's gives you two chances a year to begin, Fall or Spring, and a finish time of 12 to 20 months. Its estimated tuition for 2026-2027 is $30,500, before fees. Narrow concentrations such as AI for 3D Imaging and Conversational AI and Chatbots set it apart. You'll need an engineering or computer technology degree or statistics coursework, or the school sends you to its Connect version.

Northeastern's Connect path puts a fully online degree within reach if your background is outside tech. Nine extra credit hours come first, then the standard curriculum, over 12 to 24 months. The 2026-2027 tuition estimate is $71,079, excluding fees, so the price is the real cost of the on-ramp. Applicants who already have a technical background should compare the standard Applied AI program.

Nothing about this degree touches the College Station campus. Texas A&M states that it's not taught on campus, so there's no residency or trip to plan around. Thirty credit hours take 1.5 to 2.5 years, depending on how many courses you carry. The cost has a gap: no total is printed, and the university tuition calculator, set to remote instruction, gives your number.

This is the longest fully online workload in this chunk, nine courses and 36 credit hours, yet UIC says it can be done in as few as 12 months. At $896 per credit, tuition is $32,256 before fees. It's a Master of Engineering with an AI and machine learning concentration, non-thesis, so it suits an engineer who can carry a heavy course load for one year.

Washington works for engineers who can finish online part time but want a flagship name. You choose from five certificate areas, including Data Analytics for Systems Operations, and some optional certificates are in person only, so check yours. The 2025-26 estimate is $40,375 to $43,088. Admission needs a 3.0 GPA and a recommendation letter, and you start once a year.

Students who want a fully online master's with real classmates and live discussion should look at George Washington. Thirty credits cost $37,500 with eBooks included, and sessions mix live meetings with self-paced work. There are five starts a year and the GRE is optional. Courses lean technical, with Autonomous Systems & Robotics and computer vision, so a quantitative bachelor's helps.

Maryville is the pick when you want to be online with no campus visits and no entrance exam. You can apply without a GRE or GMAT, enroll three times a year, and take two classes per term, finishing in as few as 24 months. It comes to $28,875 for 33 credits, though the $775 technology fee each semester is extra. A real-world capstone project closes the degree.

Colorado Boulder is a low-cost way to earn a master's without leaving home, at $15,750 for 30 credits. Courses are asynchronous and eight weeks long, with six start dates, so you can fit study around a job. The diploma doesn't say online or Coursera. Your admission depends on passing the three-course pathway with a B or better, which means proving yourself first.

A manager who wants a Georgetown credential without relocating to Washington can finish this degree entirely online. Courses are asynchronous, so there are no set class times, and three starts a year keep your entry date flexible. Any bachelor's field qualifies. Budget $52,560 for 30 credits at the Fall rate of $1,752 per credit, and check the February rate for your own term.

If you treat patients, this online master's was designed around you. Saint Louis University requires no GRE and no computer science or advanced math background, just an application, transcripts and a resume. You finish 30 credits with either a capstone or a graduate internship. The trade-off is scope: coursework like Natural Language Processing in Medicine is clinical, so it won't suit someone aiming at general software work.

Illinois Tech gives you the choice between campus and screen for its Master of Artificial Intelligence (M.A.S.), and the online route needs at least 30 credits. That makes it a fit if you want the Chicago school's name but can't relocate. The school's pages we read show no online price, so ask admissions for the per-credit rate and multiply it by 30 before you commit.

Grand Canyon lists no on-campus requirement, so everything happens from home, and its $610 per credit is the lowest per-credit rate in this chunk. The degree is 46 credits, which puts tuition at $28,060 before fees, and up to 12 credits can transfer in. Pick it if you hold graduate credit already.

West Virginia keeps online study short and flexible, with 8-week courses and Fall, Spring and Summer starts. Thirty credits at $805 come to $24,150 before fees, and rates are reviewed annually. You pick Machine Learning or Intelligent Systems, and you can take one to three years. It's meant for computer science graduates with a 3.0 GPA, or other majors with a year of AI experience.

Bridgeport's degree is fully online and open to graduates of any field, so you can enroll without moving or holding an engineering background. Tuition is $1,100 per credit for 30 credits, or $33,000, with a $510 program fee and $25 per credit in textbooks on top. The school says as few as two years. Four concentrations, from Cybersecurity to Robotics and Automation, let you aim it.

Drexel offers a fully online path for software engineers and computer science graduates, with four starts a year. The program is 45 quarter credits at $1,400, or $63,000 before fees, and you can finish in as little as two years, ending in capstone courses. That is the costliest tuition in this chunk. If your background has gaps, Drexel's Graduate Certificate in Computer Science is the entry point.

NJIT delivers this master's fully online at one rate for everyone, $1,284 per credit, so out-of-state students pay what New Jersey residents do. Thirty credits come to $38,520, and fees aren't itemized for online students. Admission expects a STEM or computing degree and a 3.0 GPA. Pick it for a technical curriculum, with courses in reinforcement learning and graph neural networks, that you can study from anywhere.

UNT lets you test a fully online program before you commit, since a 12-hour graduate certificate in AI counts toward the 33-credit master's. UNT estimates $18.7K in tuition and fees for a Texas resident, though the figure changes with residency. The degree is STEM-designated, with Machine Learning, Biomedical Engineering and Autonomous Systems concentrations. Plan on two to three years.

Cincinnati's business-school master's is 100% online and asynchronous, so you never need to travel to Ohio. Residents pay $34,350 for 30 credits and everyone else pays $34,800, with fees folded into the per-credit rate. No GRE is required, though you need a B average and a resume. Only two starts a year are offered, so time your application around them.

City University of Seattle runs its AI master's fully online in 10-week courses with quarterly starts. Tuition is $775 per quarter credit, and the page lists 39 to 59 credits depending on how much preparatory work you need, so your total will vary. Military students get tuition discounts and can use the GI Bill. You finish with a capstone, or an internship in place of electives.

UAB says this master's can be taken completely online, which opens an AI-in-medicine degree to people who can't live in Birmingham. It admits both current and future medical professionals, so a nurse, a technician or a pre-med graduate can all apply.

Coursework also covers the legal and ethical side of AI in medicine. The page lists campus as the main format and online as an option, and it posts no credits or price, so confirm both.

Iowa State lists its AI master's as a separate fully online program, so a large public research university is open to you without a move to Ames. That is the whole case for including it here, because we have no verified credits, price or start dates. Treat it as a school to ask about, and get the department's numbers before comparing it with priced programs.

Western Governors charges $4,385 per six-month term instead of per credit, and the program is online and asynchronous, so there are no class meetings to schedule around. The typical length is 19 months. The diploma reads Computer Science with an AI and machine learning specialization. Pick it if you can move quickly on your own, since the flat term price rewards finishing courses early.

Anyone who wants a fully online degree finished in one calendar year should look at Arizona. The program runs 12 months, with no campus time, and tuition is $1,250 per credit, so the 30 credits come to $37,500. It takes any bachelor's major, but you need a 3.0 GPA, an entry test in statistics, Python and SQL, and six business credits. Those prerequisites can delay your start.

Cincinnati also offers an engineer's version of its fully online master's, a 30-credit M.Eng. ending in a capstone where you build new models and algorithms. It has three starts a year, and the finish can be as little as one year. You need an engineering or computer science bachelor's at a 3.0 GPA, or a GRE. No price is published, so request one before deciding.

DePaul fits an online learner who doesn't want to wait for a once-a-year start. Enrollment opens in fall, winter, spring and summer, and the whole 48-credit degree is available online. Admission asks for a 2.5 GPA and two calculus courses. You choose how to finish: a capstone, master's research, or an optional internship. At $1,003 per quarter credit, tuition is $48,144, plus a comprehensive fee.

Michigan-Dearborn lists this 30-credit master's as fully online, so you can finish without driving to Dearborn. Pick it if you hold a STEM bachelor's with a 3.0 GPA and want to choose a focus: computer vision, machine learning, intelligent interaction, or knowledge management and reasoning. The GRE isn't required. The catch is that the tuition figures we found are general graduate rates, so ask for the online price.

Penn State World Campus has delivered degrees online for over two decades, which is a comfort if you're nervous about studying remotely. This engineering option is 30 credits with no campus requirement, ending in a capstone paper on an applied project. Full-time at 12 credits, a semester runs $13,062. Pick it if you want to build AI systems. Rates rise in 2027-28, so check before you enroll.

Of Penn State's two online master's options, this one points you toward using generative AI at work. Same school, same 30 credits, same fully online format, and the same capstone paper on an applied project. Tuition is $1,089 per credit for a part-time load, which works out to $32,670 overall. Read the course lists side by side before choosing, because the two options split after the core.

Christian Brothers suits someone who wants a fully online master's from a small private Catholic university in Memphis instead of a large state system. The degree is 34 credits and ends with a 3-credit AI Master's Project. The only admission requirement we confirmed is a 3.0 undergraduate GPA. Request the per-credit rate and fees in writing before you apply.