The Electrical Engineering program in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering offers graduate programs of study which lead to the MS degree (thesis and non-thesis options), the PhD degree and the Doctorate of Engineering (DE) degree. Both the Rolla campus and the Engineering Education Center in St. Louis offer MS programs. Selection of specific options and programs of study is determined by student subject to approval by advisor and department. Graduate programs in electrical engineering will generally include specialization in one or more of the following areas: Circuits and electronics – Topics include network analysis and synthesis, computer-aided circuit design, distributed circuits, communication circuits, and linear and nonlinear electronic circuits. Communications and signal processing – Topics include coding, information theory, modulation, detection, filtering for both analog and digital systems, signal processing, image processing and wireless. Controls and systems engineering – Topics include resilience control, sensor design, wireless sensor networks and networked control systems, process control, optimal control and estimation, robust control, neural networks, fuzzy logic based control as applied to control of aircraft, space and underwater vehicles, automobiles, chemical processes, manufacturing, robotics, environmental systems and smart structural systems. Electromagnetics – Topics include electromagnetic compatibility and signal integrity for high-speed electronic systems, microwaves and applications to nondestructive testing and evaluation. Devices and optics – Topics include the characterization of semiconductor devices, fiber optics and sensors, optical methods applied to structural monitoring, and optical computing. Power and energy – Topics include power electronics, renewable resources, microgrids, motor drives, hybrid and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and power systems.

Electrical engineers are involved in channeling natural resources into uses for man such as heating, lighting, home appliances, transportation, and communication. They are primarily concerned with the processes of generation, transmission, transformation, control, and utilization of energy or information. Recent Missouri S&T graduates with advanced degrees (MS, or PhD) have been employed in a wide variety of organizations and industries including but not limited to: Intel, Micron Technology, Hewlett Packard, Caterpillar, Motorola, Adtran, NCR, Sun, Guidant, Boeing, Tellabs, and the U. S. Air Force. A recent salary survey* conducted by IEEE yielded the following median salaries as a function of degree for engineers working in their primary area of technical competence. Approximately $102,000 per year for PhD, approximately $95,000 per year for Masters and approximately $83,000 per year for BS degree. Note that the data for this survey came from a cross section of IEEE members and therefore includes both new hires and individuals with many years of experience. These median salaries should not be interpreted as median starting salaries. This data also includes members from many different geographic areas across the U.S. and includes individuals working in many different types of industries. * IEEE-USA Salary & Fringe Benefit Survey - 2001 Edition, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc., Piscataway, NJ., 2001.