Overview

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering / Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering is located in Dartmouth, MA, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Science (MS)	Electrical engineering
(Graduate Certificate)	Cybersecurity
(Graduate Certificate)	Radio frequency photonics engineering
(Postbaccalaureate Certificate)	Digital signal processing
(Postbaccalaureate Certificate)	Electrical engineering systems
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Electrical engineering/computer engineering
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Electrical engineering
(Graduate Certificate)	Acoustics
Master of Science (MS)	Computer engineering
(Postbaccalaureate Certificate)	Computing infrastructure security
(Postbaccalaureate Certificate)	Communications

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	10
Doctoral Degrees	4
Other Advanced Degrees	1

Earning Your Degree

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

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE unless graduate of UMass Dartmouth in computer engineering or electrical engineering Thesis Required Thesis or project
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE unless graduate of UMass Dartmouth in college of engineering major or about to receive electrical graduate certificate Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

69

Applied

64

Accepted

17

Enrolled

Applying

60

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	August 16th	July 16th	No
Spring deadline	October 1st	September 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE unless graduate of UMass Dartmouth in computer engineering or electrical engineering
Master's Degree Requirements	Statement of purpose (300 - 600 words) indicating your graduate study objectives, research interests and experience or business and industry experience if applicable, official transcript (transcripts should show class rank if applicable), 3 letters of recommendation and resume
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE unless graduate of UMass Dartmouth in college of engineering major or about to receive electrical graduate certificate
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Statement of purpose (300 - 600 words) indicating your graduate study objectives, research interests and experience or business and industry experience if applicable, official transcript (transcripts should show class rank if applicable), 3 letters of recommendation and resume
Additional Entrance Requirements	Statement of purpose (minimum of 300 words), resume, official transcripts

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL IBT score: 80

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	March 1
Types of financial support available

Student Body

62

Total Graduate Students

17%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	12.9%
Black or African American	4.84%
White or Caucasian	53%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	6.45%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	1.61%
Unknown	3.23%

Gender

Male (82%)

Female (17%)

Faculty

14

Total faculty

Full-time - 14

Part-time - 0

Male (11)

Female (3)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Signal processing, spectral estimation, mixed time-frequency representations, system reliability engineering, transportation engineering
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	2,710,000

Location & Contact

Address 285 Old Westport Rd
Dartmouth, MA  02747
United States

Contact Liudong Xing
Graduate Program Director, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Email: liudong.xing@umassd.edu
Phone: 508-999-8883
Fax: 508-999-8489

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