Electrical Engineering Master of Science Degree

In RIT’s electrical engineering master’s degree, you will engage in innovative research areas to solve industrial and business challenges.


90%

Outcomes Rate of RIT Graduates from this degree

$96.5K

Average First-Year Salary of RIT Graduates from this degree


Overview for Electrical Engineering MS

Why Study Electrical Engineering at RIT?


  • STEM-OPT Visa Eligible: The STEM Optional Practical Training (OPT) program allows full-time, on-campus international students on an F-1 student visa to stay and work in the U.S. for up to three years after graduation.

  • Eight Dynamic Focus Areas: Choose from communications, controls, digital systems, electromagnetics, integrated electronics, MEMs, robotics, or signal and image processing.

  • Multiple Options to Complete Your Degree: Complete your degree with a thesis, research project, or comprehensive exam.

  • Preparation for Advanced Study: You'll be well-prepared to pursue a Ph.D. after graduation if you should choose to do so.

In the electrical engineering master’s degree, you can customize a specialty of your choosing while working closely with electrical engineering faculty in a contemporary, applied research area. The program gives you the skills to solve industry and business challenges and deploy high-level solutions to problems affecting the world of engineering technology today. The master's degree in electrical engineering also prepares you for advanced study in doctorate programs, including RIT's microsystems engineering Ph.D. and electrical and computer engineering Ph.D.

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Careers and Cooperative Education

Typical Job Titles

Electrical Engineer Machine Learning Engineer Firmware Engineer
Product Development Engineer Robotics Engineer Circuit Design Engineer
AI Engineer Controls Engineer Software Engineer

Post-Graduation Salary and Career Info for Electrical Engineering MS

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 electrical engineering master’s program.

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Curriculum for 2025-2026 for Electrical Engineering MS

Current Students: See Curriculum Requirements

Electrical Engineering MS

The curriculum below outlines the typical course sequence(s) for this program.

Plan of Study Grid
First Year
FallHours
EEEE-707 Engineering Analysis 3
EEEE-795 Graduate Seminar 0
EEEE Graduate Focus Area 1 1 3
EEEE Graduate Focus Area 2 1 3
 Hours9
Spring
EEEE-709 Advanced Engineering Mathematics 3
EEEE Graduate Focus Area 3 1 3
Graduate Elective 1 3
 Hours9
Second Year
Fall
Graduate Elective 2 3
Graduate Elective 3 3
Select one of the following Culminating Experience: 3
Thesis Option:  
Thesis  
Graduate Paper Option:  
Graduate Paper  
Comprehensive Exam Option:  
EEEE-6xx Graduate Elective
 
 Hours9
Spring
Select one of the following Culminating Experiences: 3
Thesis Option:  
Thesis  
Graduate Paper Option:  
Graduate Elective
 
Comprehensive Exam Option:  
Comprehensive Exam  
and EEEE-6xx Graduate Elective
 
 Hours3
 Total Hours30

Notes:

  • The program is also offered for part-time study. Students typically take one or two courses per semester and finish in three to five years. This example schedule is only one of many possible scenarios.

Footnotes:

1

Students will complete three courses (9 credits) from one focus area found in the list below.

Focus Areas

Complete three courses (9 credits) from one focus area:

Communication
EEEE-602Random Signals and Noise3
EEEE-692Communication Networks3
EEEE-693Digital Data Communication3
EEEE-694Sensor Array Processing for Wireless Communications3
EEEE-797Wireless Communication3
Control Focus Area
EEEE-602Random Signals and Noise3
EEEE-661Modern Control Theory3
EEEE-663Real-Time & Embedded Systems3
EEEE-683Mechatronics3
EEEE-765Optimal Control3
Digital Systems
EEEE-620Design of Digital Systems3
EEEE-621Design of Computer Systems3
EEEE-720Advanced Topics in Digital Systems Design3
EEEE-721Advanced Topics in Computer System Design3
EEEE-722Complex Digital Systems Verification3
Electromagnetics, Microwaves and Antennas
EEEE-602Random Signals and Noise3
EEEE-617Microwave Circuit Design3
EEEE-629Antenna Theory3
EEEE-710Advanced Electromagnetic Theory3
EEEE-718Design and Characterization of Microwave Systems3
Integrated Electronics
EEEE-610Analog IC Design3
EEEE-711Advanced Carrier Injection Devices3
EEEE-712Advanced Field Effect Devices3
EEEE-726Mixed-Signal IC Design3
MCEE-601Microelectronic Fabrication3
MEMS
EEEE-661Modern Control Theory3
EEEE-689Fundamentals of MEMS3
EEEE-787MEMS Evaluation3
MCEE-601Microelectronic Fabrication3
Robotics
EEEE-602Random Signals and Noise3
EEEE-636Biorobotics/Cybernetics3
EEEE-647Artificial Intelligence Explorations3
EEEE-685Principles of Robotics3
EEEE-784Advanced Robotics3
Signal and Image Processing
EEEE-602Random Signals and Noise3
EEEE-670Pattern Recognition3
EEEE-678Digital Signal Processing3
EEEE-779Digital Image Processing3
EEEE-781Image and Video Compression3

Admissions and Financial Aid

This program is available on-campus only.

Offered Admit Term(s) Application Deadline STEM Designated
Full‑time Fall or Spring Rolling Yes
Part‑time Fall or Spring Rolling No

Full-time study is 9+ semester credit hours. Part-time study is 1‑8 semester credit hours. International students requiring a visa to study at the RIT Rochester campus must study full‑time.

Application Details

To be considered for admission to the Electrical Engineering MS program, candidates must fulfill the following requirements:

English Language Test Scores

International applicants whose native language is not English must submit one of the following official English language test scores. Some international applicants may be considered for an English test requirement waiver.

Duolingo (DET): 120

IELTS: 6.5

PTE Academic: 56

TOEFL: 79

International students below the minimum requirement may be considered for conditional admission. Deaf and hard-of-hearing test takers with significant hearing loss do not need to take the listening and speaking sections for the TOEFL and IELTS. Each program requires balanced sub-scores when determining an applicant’s need for additional English language courses.

How to Apply Start or Manage Your Application

Cost and Financial Aid

An RIT graduate degree is an investment with lifelong returns. Graduate tuition varies by degree, the number of credits taken per semester, and delivery method. View the general cost of attendance or estimate the cost of your graduate degree.

A combination of sources can help fund your graduate degree. Learn how to fund your degree

Additional Information

Bridge Courses 

Applicants with a bachelor's degree in fields outside of electrical engineering may be considered for admission, however, bridge courses may be required to ensure the student is adequately prepared for graduate study.

Research

Please visit the research profiles on the electrical and microelectronic engineering department for an overview of research opportunities. Visit individual faculty profiles for a more complete list of research advisors in the program.

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Contact

Admissions Contact
  • Lindsay Lewis
  • Senior Assistant Director
  • Office of Graduate and Part-Time Enrollment Services
  • Enrollment Management
  • 585‑475‑5532
  • lslges@rit.edu
Program Contact
  • Jayanti Venkataraman
  • Associate Department Head
  • Department of Electrical and Microelectronic Engineering
  • Kate Gleason College of Engineering
  • 585‑475‑2143
  • jnveee@rit.edu