Overview

Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical Engineering / Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical Engineering is located in Los Angeles, CA, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Science (MS)	Telecommunications
Master of Science (MS)	Electrical engineering
Master of Science (MS)	Electric power
Master of Science (MS)	Wireless health technology
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Computer engineering
Master of Science (MS)	VLSI design
Master of Science (MS)	Computer engineering
Master of Science (MS)	Multimedia and creative technologies
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Electrical engineering
Engineer (Engr)	Electrical engineering
(Graduate Certificate)	Engineering technology commercialization

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	351
Doctoral Degrees	41
Other Advanced Degrees	2

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	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Thesis Optional
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

2,986

Applied

1,063

Accepted

461

Enrolled

Applying

85

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	December 1st	December 1st	Yes
Spring deadline	September 15th	September 15th	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Recommended

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	December 1
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Career or field-related internships

Student Body

1,491

Total Graduate Students

67%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	2.41%
Black or African American	1.34%
White or Caucasian	16%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	9.73%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0.54%
Unknown	2.21%

Gender

Male (81%)

Female (18%)

Faculty

87

Total faculty

Full-time - 56

Part-time - 31

Male (83)

Female (4)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Communications, computer engineering and networks, control systems, integrated circuits and systems, electromagnetics and energy conversion, micro electro-mechanical systems and nanotechnology, photonics and quantum electronics, plasma research, signal and image processing
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	18,034,068

Location & Contact

Address University Park Campus
Los Angeles, CA  90089
United States

Contact Dr. Alexander A. Sawchuk
Chair
Email: studentinfo@ee.usc.edu
Phone: 213-740-4447

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