The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering offers several graduate degree options. The following questions are designed to help guide you toward the right degree program.

• What do you want from a graduate degree?
• What are your goals after receiving your graduate degree?
• Do you wish to work in industry or in academia?
• Do you enjoy research and development activities, teaching, product design, or manufacturing?

Answers to these questions will help you determine which degree program best suits your interests and career goals.  Our downloadable PDF flowchart describes these choices in relation to your goals. Also, check out the electrical and computer engineering graduate program Web pages to learn more about what each program entails:

• Electrical Engineering Graduate Program
  
• Computer Engineering Graduate Program
  

Undergraduate students can enter the master's program while completing their bachelor's.

Degrees

Types of Graduate Degrees

Iowa State offers master's and PhD degrees in electrical and computer engineering. Use the links below to learn about the types of degree programs in those disciplines.

Master of Science (MS)

• Thesis
• Non-Thesis

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

• Traditional
• Direct Entry

Learn More

For more information about the graduate program, contact Student Services, ecegradee.iastate.edu, 515-294-2667.