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 Master of Science in Electrical & 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.
The cost of attending Purdue varies depending on where you choose to live, enrollment in a specific program or college, food and travel expenses, and other variables. The Office of the Bursar website shows estimated costs for the current aid year for students by semester and academic year. These amounts are used in determining a student’s estimated eligibility for financial aid. You can also use our tuition calculator to estimate tuition costs.
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.
- 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.
Master’s Degrees Can Help Professionals Make Big Career Leaps
For many professionals, earning a master’s degree can provide a big return-on-investment. In addition to financial benefits like salary increases and promotions, master’s degrees also help professionals learn in-demand skills, which can improve their job prospects, help them pivot to a new industry, or help them stay competitive in a rapidly changing market. Many employers value the advanced skills that master’s programs teach, and research shows that job candidates with master’s degrees have average salary increases from 25% to more than 75% in select fields. Ask your enrollment counselor for details on Purdue’s online master’s programs or learn more about the benefits of earning a master’s here.
Career Outcomes
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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