Overview

The Master of Engineering program in Electrical and Computer Engineering from University of Maryland is designed to assist engineers and technical professionals in the development of their careers and to provide the expertise needed in the rapidly changing business, government, and industrial environments.

Students also benefit from a team-oriented, multidisciplinary program that helps strengthen professional networks and provides knowledge and experience in areas of communications and networking, signal processing control, computer engineering, and more. Students in this program choose from 1 of 2 tracks: Computer Engineering or Communications and Signal Processing.

For domestic students the program can be completed on a part-time basis, however international students must be enrolled full time.

Facilities and Special Resources

This program is currently offered in-person at the College Park Campus and at off-campus centers via video-teleconferencing. The Clark School of Engineering’s Distance Education Technology and Services (DETS) office administers a live interactive distance education system and webcast course capture for students to take courses as they are happening or at a time convenient for their schedule. Remote sites around the State of Maryland where our courses can be taken live via DETS are at the Universities at Shady Grove in Montgomery County, and the Southern Maryland Higher Education Center in St. Mary’s County. In addition to lecture dissemination, DETS provides state-of-the-art chat, bulletin board, video chat, group presentation, and discussion technologies that give our distance students the same, if not more access to faculty and their fellow students.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Compilers and Optimization

Computer System Design and Architecture

Microprocessor-Based Design

Digital VLSI Design

Embedded Systems

Design and Synthesis of Digital Systems

Operating System Design

VLSI Testing and Design for Testability

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-03-28 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2027-02-28 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

College Park, United States

Disciplines

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General requirements

Statement of Purpose

Transcript(s)
TOEFL/IELTS/PTE (international graduate students)
Letters of Recommendation (3)
Graduate Record Examination (GRE) (optional)
CV/Resume
Writing Samples (optional)

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

56340 USD / year

≈ 56340 USD / year
Out-of-State

56340 USD / year

≈ 56340 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

26340 USD / year

≈ 26340 USD / year

Living costs

College Park

United States

1676 - 2838 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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