Graduate Program

Students in Lab.

Being a highly interdisciplinary department, we build on a strong foundation of physical and mathematical sciences, a broad knowledge of engineering principles and techniques, and an understanding of how technologies can help us shape the future. We offer a broad education and in-depth training to help our graduates succeed in their careers.

Successful Alumni

  • Faculty Positions include: Unitversity of Texas, Austin, Kansas State University, Rochester Institute of Technology, University of Miami, University of Southern Maine, California State University
  • Postdoctoral placements include: Massachusetts General Hospital (Harvard Medical School), Georgia Tech, University of California, University of Michigan, Arizona State University, Northeastern University, University of Texas, Austin, University of Massachusetts, Lowell
  • Industry and Government placements include: 3M, Apple, Cisco, Dupont, Facebook, Fisher Price, Ford Motor Company, General Electric, General Motors, Global Foundries, Google, IBM, Illumina, Intel, LG Electronics, Lockheed Martin, Moog, Oracle, Praxair, Qualcomm,  Samsung Electronics, Tesla, Texas Instruments, Volvo, US Department of Energy, NSA, NASA
  • Industry positions include: Senior Engineer, Systems Engineer, Software Engineer, Device Development Engineer, Platform Application Engineer, Embedded System Engineer, Sensing Hardware Engineer

Of our recent graduates working 1 year after graduation 82% are working in the EE field in related jobs.