Electrical and Computer Engineering (MS and PhD)

Northeastern University College of Engineering (Graduate School of Engineering) · Boston, MA

• Field: Electrical & Computer Engineering
• Degrees: Master's, PhD
• Application fee: $100
• GRE: Optional
• Letters: 2 (recommendations)

Deadlines

• PhD, fall entry: early action deadline: Dec. 1, 2026
• PhD, fall entry: final deadline: June 1, 2027
• MS, fall entry: international applicants outside the U.S.: June 15, 2027
• MS, fall entry: international applicants inside the U.S.: July 1, 2027
• MS, fall entry: domestic U.S. and Canada applicants: Aug. 1, 2027

Essays

Statement of purpose

Resume

Editor's notes

• The MS and PhD run on very different calendars: PhD applicants should treat December 1 (early action) as the real target, while MS deadlines run into the summer and applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Only two letters are required, so choose recommenders who can speak to technical work. The department says its Dean's Fellowships go to incoming PhD students who join a specific faculty member's group and have been in communication with that faculty member during the application process, so PhD applicants with a clear research match should say so in the statement of purpose.

Sources

1. Graduate School of Engineering: Graduate Admissions (deadlines and requirements)
2. Northeastern ECE: PhD in Electrical Engineering
3. Northeastern ECE: Graduate Studies (financial assistance)
4. Graduate School of Engineering: Graduate Tuition and Financial Aid
5. Northeastern ECE: MS in Electrical and Computer Engineering
6. Northeastern ECE faculty directory (tenured/tenure-track)