Rutgers School of Engineering’s Master of Science (MS) degree program in Electrical and Computer Engineering offers thesis and non-thesis options that provide outstanding graduate training for students who wish either to enter industry as practicing professionals or continue their studies at the doctoral level. Our program combines a robust curriculum with ample opportunities for research, practical training, and forging industry connections. This degree can be a pathway to our doctoral degree program.
Applied Learning
Our world-class faculty are actively engaged in research in areas ranging from wireless systems and virtual reality technologies to hardware and software engineering, signal processing, and machine learning. They will guide and mentor you through the research process, from problem formulation and publication in top-tier journals to filing patent applications and technology transfer.
Curriculum Highlights
Our curriculum combines a robust array of foundational and advanced courses designed to provide the training needed to support state-of-the-art research and industry employment. We offer:
- A supportive and academically stimulating environment that promotes students’ individual and professional growth
- Broad areas of specialization:
- Communications Engineering
- Computer Engineering
- Digital Signal Processing
- Software Engineering
- Solid State Electronics
- Systems and Controls
- Machine Learning
- Access to job and internship opportunities in New York City’s financial hub
- Research collaboration and internship opportunities with top industry and national research labs and peer academic institutions
Master of Science Degree Requirements
- Non-thesis option: 30 credits as well as an essay/report that must be presented in public as a seminar
- Thesis option: 30 credits of course work, including 24 credits of coursework and 6 credits of thesis research leading to a master’s thesis and a final thesis defense
Academics and Research
- Students enjoy many opportunities for research under the guidance of our expert faculty.
- Students learn conduct research with state-of-the-art equipment in cutting-edge labs and centers, including:
- Center for Autonomic Computing (CAC)
- Communications and Signal Processing Laboratory (CSPL)
- Microelectronics Research Laboratory (MERL)
- SiCLAB
- Wireless Information Network Laboratory (WINLAB)
- ECE research results in publication in high-profile publication in leading journals; patented technologies; and funding support from external sources and industry partners.
Why Rutgers ECE?
- Our innovative courses and programs are designed to train academic and industry leaders.
- Our collaborative, interdisciplinary academic community is committed to transformative education and research that is ethically responsible and sustainable.
- Our active student community is engaged in cutting-edge research.
- Our accomplished faculty includes internationally recognized experts in their fields, who span departments and schools within Rutgers.
- We seek to provide internal and external opportunities to fund our students’ graduate education.