Master of Science in Electrical & Computer Engineering

Consistently ranked among the top by U.S. News & World Report, the online Master of Science in Electrical & Computer Engineering offers engineering professionals flexibility without sacrificing quality. Gain comprehensive knowledge, innovative thinking, and guidance from world-class faculty. Explore various focus areas and/or earn a graduate concentration in Microelectronics and Advanced Semiconductors, enhancing your engineering career.

Overview
Discover if the Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering is right for you.

Elevate your engineering career with the fully online Masters Degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering (MSECE) from Purdue University’s Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering. This program offers you the prestige, affordability, and flexibility you desire in a master’s degree, without compromising on quality.

Program highlights:

  • Take the same courses with the same faculty as our on-campus students and earn the same degree, our MSECE.
  • Take advantage of our flexible curriculum by selecting courses in your areas of interest.
  • Learn alongside working professionals from top companies including General Motors, Lockheed Martin, Intel, and Cummins.
#3
Online Master’s Program in Electrical & Computer Engineering (U.S. News & World Report, 2024).
30
number of credits required
$833
Cost per credit hour
7
Unique Areas of Focus

Program Specifics

Learn more about the Master’s in Electrical and Computer Engineering Program

Purdue University’s online MSECE program offers engineering professionals flexibility without sacrificing quality. Increase your technical skills through courses taught by our world-class faculty. Explore courses with various focus areas, including machine learning and artificial intelligence, communication and networking, automatic control, and power and energy systems, or earn a graduate concentration in Microelectronics and Advanced Semiconductors, enhancing your engineering career.

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  • A minimum of 15 credit hours of ECE coursework, including 2 ECE core courses (6 credit hours)
  • 6 credit hours of graduate math coursework (2 courses)
  • Up to 9 credit hours can be graduate-level coursework from outside of ECE, such as ME, IE, CS, STATS, etc.


Working at Desk

$833 per credit hour
$25,000 program total

Domestic students and permanent residents may qualify for the following types of financial aid:

Career Outcomes

110,226
Unique Job Postings
7.6%
projected growth
132k
Median Advertised salaries

Top Job Titles

  • Electrical Engineers
  • Mechanical Engineers
  • Structural Engineers
  • Manufacturing Engineers
  • Principal Engineers.

Top Industries

  • Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System
  • Instrument Manufacturing
  • Aircraft Manufacturing

Source: LightcastTM (2023). Unique job postings for July 2022-2023. Projected growth for years 2023-2033.

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