Overview

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering / Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering is located in Pittsburgh, PA, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Science/Master of Business Administration (MS/MBA)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Electrical and computer engineering
Master of Science (MS)	Electrical and computer engineering

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	37
Doctoral Degrees	10

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Comp Exam Required for some Thesis Required for some
Doctoral Degrees	Comp Exam Required Thesis Required Final oral exams

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

618

Applied

217

Accepted

70

Enrolled

Applying

58

Application Fee - Domestic

58

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	March 1st	March 1st	Yes
Spring deadline	July 1st	July 1st	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.000
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.000

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 80

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	March 1
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships

Student Body

174

Total Graduate Students

58%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	4.02%
Black or African American	1.15%
White or Caucasian	32%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	10.92%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	4.02%
Unknown	48.28%

Gender

Male (81%)

Female (18%)

Faculty

49

Total faculty

Full-time - 38

Part-time - 11

Male (42)

Female (7)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Computer Systems and Communications; Electric Power and Energy; Nanoscale Electronics and Photonics; and Signal Processing and Controls
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	5,926,401

Location & Contact

Address 1238 Benedum Hall
3700 O'Hara Street
Pittsburgh, PA  15261
United States

Contact Dr. Alan George
Chairman
Email: alan.george@pitt.edu
Phone: 412-6248000
Fax: 412-6248003

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