The Chandra Family Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering is one of the most prestigious electrical and computer engineering programs in the world. We are consistently ranked among the Top 10 programs in the country.
#11
Best Graduate Electrical Engineering Programs in the U.S.
U.S. News and World Report
#8
Best Graduate Computer Engineering Programs in the U.S.
U.S. News and World Report
#8
Best Graduate Engineering Program in the U.S.
U.S. News and World Report
Degree Options
Integrated BSEE/MSE
Students who complete the program will receive the Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering: Integrated Option degree and a Master of Science in Engineering degree simultaneously.
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Master of Science in Engineering
Texas ECE offers an MSE degree in 8 different academic tracks, but students can also take advantage of the immense variety of resources for interdisciplinary work at The University of Texas at Austin.
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Professional MS in Software Engineering
UT Austin's onsite Master's in Software Engineering degree program allows working engineers to earn their master's conveniently, without interrupting their busy work schedules.
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Ph.D.
Texas ECE offers a PhD degree in 8 different academic tracks, but students can also take advantage of the immense variety of resources for interdisciplinary work at The University of Texas at Austin. PhD students will participate in state-of-the-art research along with faculty researchers. Holding a Masters of Science degree is not required to enter or even complete the PhD program.
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Graduate Student Spotlight
Cutting-edge Research
Texas ECE graduate students will have the opportunity to work on groundbreaking research with some of the top faculty researchers in their respective fields. Students can also take advantage of an immense variety of resources for interdisciplinary work. Our outstanding faculty bring state-of-the-art research, development, and design experience into the classroom, ensuring that our students and alumni are amongst the best in their fields and that our research advances the scientific community as well as society and business.
Areas of Study
Architecture, Computer Systems, and Embedded Systems (ACSES)
bioECE
Decision, Information, and Communications Engineering (DICE)
Electromagnetics & Acoustics (EA)
Electronics, Photonics and Quantum Systems (EPQS)
Integrated Circuits & Systems (ICS)
Power Electronics and Power Systems (PEPS)
Software Engineering and Systems (SES)
State-of-the-Art Facilities
Engineering Education and Research Center
Serving as a hub that connects thought leaders across disciplines, the EERC inspires creativity and collaboration and features research labs, student study spaces, a library, a café and a dedicated wing for engineering student and career services. Among the facility’s signature multidisciplinary spaces are:
Microelectronics Research Center at Pickle Research Campus
The MRC NNIN facilities include 12,000 sq. ft. of class 100 and class 1000 clean-room space for Si, III-V and soft materials processing. The clean room contains a JEOL-6000FS/E-based electron beam lithography system capable of 20nm resolution on masks, small substrate pieces up to 8" wafers. The e-beam system is also used to generate master for the Step and Flash imprint lithography equipment. The S-FIL is a nano-imprint scheme for patterning of features in sub-20nm regime with ability to perform layer-to-layer alignment through a transparent template to sub-tenth micron accuracy.
Applied Computational Engineering and Sciences Building
The Peter O’Donnell, Jr. Building (POB) for Applied Computational Engineering and Sciences, located on The University of Texas at Austin campus, is a state-of-the-art facility that supports interdisciplinary research and graduate study in computational science and engineering, mathematical modeling, applied mathematics, software engineering and computer visualization. Designed to attract outstanding students, scientists and engineers from around the world, the facility houses a 2900-square-foot visualization lab, bandwidth-intensive research space for 300 graduate students, electronic seminar and videoconferencing rooms and fully equipped offices for visiting researchers.
Texas Advanced Computing Center
The Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) at The University of Texas at Austin is one of the leading centers of computational excellence in the United States. Located on the J.J. Pickle Research Campus, the center's mission is to enable discoveries that advance science and society through the application of advanced computing technologies.
Interdisciplinary Research
Graduate students in Texas ECE can take advantage of many research centers and consortiums to work on research that crosses disciplines.
Texas Robotics
Dell Medical School
Microelectronics Research Center
Wireless Networking and Communications Group
IMAGINE - Intelligent Machine Engineering Consortium
Texas Quantum Institute
Institute for Foundations of Machine Learning
Center for Generative AI and Machine Learning Laboratory
Living in Austin
Imagine a city bursting with an entrepreneurial spirit, a commitment to personal freedom and a passion for unearthing new discoveries. Add a vibrant, internationally renowned music, film and art scene, along with a thriving economy that leads the way in the technology, engineering and health care industries. Throw in a glittering lake running through the center of the city, big blue skies, gleaming Texas sunshine and the natural beauty of the surrounding Hill Country. Underline all of that with an open-minded sense of community, a serious commitment to breakfast tacos and a deep appreciation for all kinds of people and all kinds of dreams, and you've got Austin, Texas — one of the most amazing places in the world, and the city we're proud to call home.
