Carnegie Mellon University - College of Engineering
M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering

Pittsburgh, USA

DEGREE TYPE

MSc

DURATION

LANGUAGES

English

PACE

APPLICATION DEADLINE

EARLIEST START DATE

Sep 2026

STUDY FORMAT

Key Summary

About: Carnegie Mellon University's M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering provides a foundation in electrical and computer engineering with options for specialization. You work with an academic advisor and faculty mentor to shape a programme that fits your background and goals. Concentrations: Cyber-Physical Systems, Computer Security, Data and Network Science, Integrated Systems Design, Wireless Systems. CMU ranks in top 10 engineering colleges by U.S. News.

Career Outcomes: Graduates enter industry, research, and startups. Typical roles: embedded systems engineer, security analyst, data scientist, systems designer, wireless communications engineer, technical product manager. Skills: circuit design, software-hardware integration, networking, machine learning, cyber-physical systems.

Carnegie Mellon University Students in the Master's of Science (M.S.) in ECE program are provided with a thorough background in the fundamentals of electrical or computer engineering, as well as the opportunity for in-depth specialization in some particular aspect of these fields. Upon enrollment in the department, students are given the opportunity, with the help of an academic advisor and faculty mentor, to choose an educational program that is consistent with their background and is best suited to their own academic goals.

Concentrations

M.S. ECE students have the option to follow one of the following concentrations for focused study in a particular area of electrical and computer engineering. M.S. ECE students are not required to complete a concentration in order to graduate. Generally, M.S. ECE students can select a full range of ECE graduate course offerings to meet their course requirements and to advance toward their individual career objectives.