Overview

Key facts:

The graduate program at The Ohio State University prepares students for technical leadership roles in industry, academia and government. The training provides students with a fundamental understanding of engineering sciences so that graduates can develop creative and innovative approaches to the world's important engineering problems.
The purpose of the PhD program in Electrical and Computer Engineering is to produce graduates who can think independently and solve engineering problems based on first-principle scientific and mathematical concepts. The training to produce such a graduate involves the in-depth study of a challenging research problem that has not been previously solved or has not been solved to a desired level of effectiveness. The student is expected to work closely with a faculty advisor on the research problem (resulting in a dissertation), and it is expected that the overwhelming majority of his/her time in the PhD program will be devoted to solving the research problem.

Programme Structure

Curriculum:

Because of the emphasis of the ECE graduate program on research, a greater share of financial aid is reserved for those students pursuing the PhD degree.

Most of the PhD students are on either a fellowship (from the university or other external sources) or a graduate assistantship from the university.

There are two tracks that lead to a PhD degree depending on the highest degree obtained at the time of admission.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-02-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Columbus, United States

Disciplines

Electrical Engineering Computer Sciences View 228 other PhDs in Computer Sciences in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

The required cumulative GPA is the equivalent to at least 3.0/4.0 scale for graduate admissions at Ohio State. ECE prefers a 3.2/4.0 scale. Most Univeristy Fellowships required a 3.6/4.0 scale.

Application fee

3 Letters of Recommendation

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Tuition Fee

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International

13452 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 13452 USD per year during 60 months.
National

13452 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 13452 USD per year during 60 months.
In-State

13452 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 13452 USD per year during 60 months.

Living costs for Columbus

940 - 1520 USD /month

Living costs

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

Funding

Most of the PhD students are on either a fellowship (from the university or other external sources) or a graduate assistantship from the university.

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Scholarships Information

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