Overview

About the program

The Electrical and Computer Engineering graduate programs at Portland State University welcome and propel students from around the world into career advancement and provide the specialization necessary for competitive jobs in engineering.

Our faculty offer research opportunities that allow for collaborative or individual study, culturing creativity and innovation. If you want to push what’s possible, in Portland and far beyond, accelerate your career with a graduate degree from the Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science.

Programme Structure

Some of our current research includes:

environmental monitoring and sensing
wind and ocean renewable power generation applications
machine learning
biomedical signal processing
power systems
wireless communications
integrated circuit design
intelligent robotics
emerging computing paradigms
architectures

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-06-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-02-01 00:00:00
Starting 2025-09-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-03-01 00:00:00
Starting 2026-01-08 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-09-01 00:00:00
Starting 2026-04-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-12-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

81 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Electrical Engineering Computer Sciences View 109 other PhDs in Electrical Engineering in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

2.75

English requirements

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Student insurance

Make sure to cover your health, travel, and stay while studying abroad. Even global coverages can miss important items, so make sure your student insurance ticks all the following:

Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
Liability
Home contents and baggage
Accidents
Legal aid

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Other requirements

General requirements

A degree in electrical engineering or a related field. Admission directly to the Ph.D. program from a bachelor's degree program is possible but students are usually encouraged to start with the MS program.

The following application items are required for the ECE Department:

Statement of purpose
The GRE is no longer required for the ECE PhD application
3 references
Unofficial transcripts
Writing sample

Tuition Fee

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International

12020 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 742 USD per credit during 60 months.
National

12020 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 742 USD per credit during 60 months.
In-State

8343 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 515 USD per credit during 60 months.

Living costs for Portland

1271 - 2262 USD /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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Available Scholarships

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