Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering

Portland State University

PSU Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science

Join the largest Electrical and Computer Engineering graduate program in the Pacific Northwest and accelerate your career with a master’s or doctoral degree. The ECE graduate programs welcome and propel students from around the world into career advancement and provide the specialization necessary for competitive jobs in engineering.

We offer:

Valuable work experience through internships. We have established a Cooperative Education Option in which students can receive academic credit for engineering work experience. ECE students have interned with Intel, Apple, Tesla, Amazon, startups in Portland, and many other companies both locally and across the country.

Expert faculty who bring the best research and real-life perspectives into the classroom. Our faculty tackle some of the world’s most pressing issues. They design applications and develop systems for ensuring security, privacy, utility, ease-of-use. They protect the power grid, develop new sensors to treat Parkinson’s disease, and use machine learning to solve problems ranging from air and water pollution monitoring to geothermal energy prospecting. You will learn to develop technologies to make your own unique impact on society.

Our "Westside Program" in Beaverton where graduate courses are offered in technical areas that are relevant to engineers working at neighboring technology companies who are looking for professional development. Sufficient courses are also offered to meet the degree requirements for our master's program without having to take time off from work during the day or having to travel to downtown Portland.

Students with a bachelor's degree in a field other than electrical or computer engineering can join our Postbac Bridge Program to gain the knowledge necessary to go straight into our master's program. Students are able to complete a master of science degree in approximately the same time that would normally be required to complete a second bachelor of science degree.

Our alumni are impacting the world through the development of technology. Join them in this growing and rewarding field.

About the Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science

The Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science includes five departments, 84 full-time faculty and more than 3,000 students. We offer academic programs that provide transformative opportunities within the classroom and beyond. If you join our college, you'll be connected to Portland's leading tech companies providing opportunities for internships, mentoring, networking, and long term careers. Our faculty offer research opportunities that allow for collaborative or individual study, culturing creativity and innovation. If you want to push what’s possible, in Portland and far beyond, accelerate your career with a graduate degree from the Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science.

Most of our alumni go immediately into the electrical and computer engineering industry or on to further research. Graduates who enter the profession with master’s degrees start with considerably higher salaries and are eligible for more advanced positions. Our alumni can be found working at companies like:

Intel

AMD

Apple

Microsoft

Qualcomm

Synopsys

Xilinx

Nvidia

Mentor Graphics (Siemens)

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)

Portland General Electric

Bonneville Power Administration

Lam Research

RRC Power & Energy

POWER Engineers

International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor Project (ITER)