Create your future in today’s fastest-growing fields
Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Northeastern University is a world-recognized research leader across the spectrum of electrical and computer engineering. Our faculty is dedicated to mentoring the next generation of engineering leaders to address the future needs of industry, government, and humanity. If you’re ready to lead, our Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering is now offered on our growing Seattle campus.
The Seattle master’s program combines rigorous academics and cutting-edge research to prepare you for in-demand careers in industry or academics. You’ll focus on areas ranging from design, analysis, and optimizing high-performance computing systems to fabricating cutting-edge microelectromechanical actuators, smart power grids, metamaterials, biomedical signal processing, and communication systems.
In our program, you will:
- Select a concentration in hardware and software for machine intelligence or computer vision, machine learning, and algorithms.
- Learn from expert faculty and experienced researchers.
- Have the opportunity to participate in our top-ranked co-op program and gain real-world experience that gives you a competitive edge.
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Credits Required
Commitment
Full or part time
1.5 to 3 years
Entry Terms
Program Format
Studying in Seattle
- Launch your tech career in the top city in the U.S. for tech-related job growth (Burning Glass Institute, 2023).
- Study, network, and learn in over 80,000 square feet of campus space.
- Get support from college and career advisors, wellness and student affairs staff, and world-class faculty members.
- Gain real-world experience with industry titans like Amazon, Meta, Salesforce, Expedia, Microsoft, Google, and Snowflake.
- Learn from expert professors who work and live here, and get the inside scoop on in-demand skills needed in the region.
About Northeastern University
Founded in 1898, Northeastern is a global research university and the recognized leader in experiential lifelong learning. Our approach of integrating real-world experience with education, research, and innovation empowers our students, faculty, alumni, and partners to create worldwide impact.
Our global university system provides our community and academic, government, and industry partners with unique opportunities to think locally and act globally. The system—which includes 13 campuses across the U.S., U.K., and Canada, 300,000-plus alumni, and more than 3,500 partners worldwide—serves as a platform for scaling ideas, talent, and solutions.
Northeastern’s personalized, experiential undergraduate and graduate programs lead to degrees through the doctorate in 10 colleges and schools across our campuses. Learning emphasizes the intersection of data, technology, and human literacies, uniquely preparing graduates for careers of the future and lives of fulfillment and accomplishment.
Our research enterprise, with an R1 Carnegie classification, is solutions oriented and spans the world. Our faculty scholars and students work in teams that cross not just disciplines, but also sectors—aligned around solving today’s highly interconnected global challenges and focused on transformative impact for humankind.