An increasing number of consulting, industry, and utility employers consider a master's as the entry-level degree. The Ph.D. degree emphasizes advanced study and participation in creative research at the leading edge of the field. Whatever your career goals, our faculty, research capabilities, and strong D.C.-area partnerships can vault you to success.
For more information regarding fellowships and awards offered by the Graduate School, college/department, and external sources, please see the Fellowships and Awards page of the ECE Graduate Handbook.
Learn MoreOur programs empahsize both breadth of knowledge and depth in a particular field, empowering gradutes to adapt to and advance changes in industry and academia. Programs also empahsize collaboration across fields and disciplines, both within the Clark School and beyond it.
Explore Master's ProgramsExplore Doctoral ProgramsOur close affiliation with a number of research institutes such as the Institute for Systems Research, the Institute for Advanced Computer Studies, the Institute for Research in Electronics and Applied Physics, the Institute for Physical Science and Technology, and the Maryland NanoCenter provides our students and researchers the opportunity for team-oriented, cross-disciplinary research and access to the institutes' state-of-the-art laboratories.
Affiliate Institutes & CentersResearch LabsMaryland's proximity to Washington, D.C., offers unique research opportunities with national and government laboratories such as NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, the National Institutes of Health, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and the Army and Navy Research Labs. No other top Engineering program in the U.S. can provide such close proximity and access to national laboratories, the federal government, and the Department of Defense.
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