ECE Graduate programs focus on developing solid theoretical and analytical skills as well as providing students with training in the latest technologies and tools required to compete and excel in the global job market.

The ECE Department offers academic programs leading to Master of Science (M.S.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees in:

Students in the ECE master’s degree program can choose between two options: one with a thesis and the other with a report-based project. The Ph.D. program focuses on research innovation and prepares students to work in high-end research environments.

Graduate students have the opportunity to pursue research in a wide range of modern engineering emphases areas including, for example, applied electromagnetics, photonics, and nanotechnology, communications and signal processing, biomedical technologies, renewable energy, control systems, information systems and networking systems.

Nearby ECE are the Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Kirtland Air Force Base and the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), the Santa Fe Institute, Intel Corporation and Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), all of which provide research collaboration opportunities.