Electrical and Computer Engineering Graduate Studies

Graduate Studies in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Offer Access to New York and Widen your Career Options

Our students have easy access to instruction, interdisciplinary and collaborative research, and mentorship by industry-leading researchers in state-of-the-art facilities just 15 minutes from downtown Manhattan.

You'll work at the top of this rapidly evolving field alongside notable faculty engaged in cutting-edge research projects funded by the National Science Foundation, Air Force Research Laboratory, Office of Naval Research and private organizations, while developing and implementing practical, real-world solutions to today's pressing issues.

Our department offers one of the first graduate programs in the U.S. to explore artificial intelligence (AI) applications for engineering. Additional focus areas include signal processing, medical diagnostic systems, information security and forensics, networked information systems and applications, and embedded, real-time intelligent microelectronic systems

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Program Features

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Online Degree Options

Get a degree or professional certificate — including a master’s degree — in a high-demand, high-impact field entirely online. Study with the same distinguished faculty as on-campus students.

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Lectures and Seminars

The department periodically invites a preeminent scientist for a sequence of informal talks and formal lectures. Awareness of recent developments in your field is an important component of professional development. Therefore, attendance at seminars is required of all full-time graduate and doctoral students.

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Student Organizations

Stevens is home to a number of graduate student societies. Within each department, these organizations foster collaborative student relationships to help you find friends and to provide a sense of home while you're away from home.

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International Students

International students from more than 60 countries are welcomed not only by the Stevens campus community, but also by the city of Hoboken, our charming home city that is just minutes from all that New York City has to offer.

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Financial Aid

Your estimated cost of attendance includes many things — tuition is only one part of the equation. Examine the information that will help you estimate your graduate education costs.

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Assistantships and Fellowships

Stevens offers funding to select graduate students in the form of teaching assistantships, research assistantships and fellowships. Limited in number, these highly competitive opportunities are awarded to exceptional candidates based on merit.

Research and Teaching

Research in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Stevens advances the underlying principles that define systems and components and demonstrates how to put these engineering principles into practice.

The department is home to two research centers, including a National Center of Excellence, and is a participant in the interdisciplinary Stevens Institute for Artificial Intelligence.

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Graduate Admissions

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Center for Student Success


The department’s Center for Student Success team is dedicated to furthering the Stevens mission of student-centricity by fostering academic and leadership development, career readiness and personal growth in all graduate students enrolled in our programs. 

Our team ensures that you have all the resources you need to succeed during your time at Stevens and beyond. Our personalized academic advising model and robust series of events and programs will introduce you to cutting-edge research, industry partners and alumni networks.

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