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Salary and Career Info

Computer Engineering MS

The computer engineering master’s degree emphasizes the adoption of design methodology and the application of sophisticated engineering tools to the design and development of computer-integrated systems.

Program skills

Hardware/software and their applications, including Machine intelligence, Cyber security, Hardware-software interfaces, Digital systems & IC design. Computer architecture, Computer networks, Robotics, Embedded systems, Software systems, Development/testing of software. Research in advancing computer architecture, machine learning, cyber security, networking & communication protocols, and autonomous robots.

Languages: JAVA, C++, C, Assembly, VHDL, Matlab, Python, UNIX, Linux, Solaris, VMS, Windows

Program facilities equipment

Digital Computer Organization and CUDA Laboratory NXP Embedded Systems Laboratory Harris Senior Design Laboratory Computer Engineering Mentoring Laboratory Digital IC Design Laboratory IoT Design Collaboratory NanoComputing Research Laboratory Real-time Vision & Image Processing Laboratory Networking and Information Processing Laboratory High Performance Architectures Laboratory Multi-core Systems Laboratory Cryptographic Engineering Laboratory Machine Intelligence Laboratory

Program job titles

Computer Engineer; Data Scientist; Embedded Systems Software Developer; Product Developer Engineer; Computer Vision Engineer; Hardware Design Engineer; Machine Learning Engineer

Program significant points

  • As designers and developers of information-processing computing systems, computer engineers play the leading role in the technological revolution propelling humanity’s adventure in the information age.
  • Computer engineering is at work: securing the cyber-physical space, advancing communications with smartphones, improving farming or industrial processes by integrating Internet-of-things (IoT) devices, & leading the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution

Select program hiring partners

Amazon Web Services; Walmart; Viant Technology; Vanteon Corporation; University of Southern California; Tesla; SiMa.ai; SigScalr.io; Samsung SmartThings; Retiina; Qualcomm; MIT Lincoln Laboratory; Mendel.ai; LOCKHEED MARTIN; L3Harris Technologies; Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory; General Dynamics Mission Systems; Dematic; Ayar Labs; Arm, Inc.; Amazon

100%

Outcome Rates for Computer Engineering MS

Total percentage of graduates who have entered the workforce, enrolled in full-time graduate study, or are pursuing alternative plans (military service, volunteering, etc.).

95.65%

Knowledge Rate

Total percentage of graduates for whom RIT has verifiable data, compared to national average knowledge rate of 41% per NACE.
Outcome % of Students
Employed 100.00%
Full-time Graduate Study 0%
Alternative Plans 0%
Outcome % of Students
Employed 100.00%
Full-time Graduate Study 0%
Alternative Plans 0%

Experiential Learning

Cooperative Education

What makes an RIT education exceptional? It’s the opportunity to complete relevant, hands-on engineering co-ops and internships with top companies in every single industry. At the graduate level, and paired with an advanced degree, cooperative education and internships give you the unparalleled credentials that truly set you apart. Learn more about graduate co-op and how it provides you with the career experience employers look for in their next top hires.

Cooperative education is optional but strongly encouraged for graduate students in the computer engineering master’s program.