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About ECE

Creativity in Research and Beyond

ECE’s flexible curriculum and interdisciplinary research enable students to focus on the areas in which they are most interested.

Offering bachelor’s, master’s and PhD degrees – with online BS and MS options – the 100-plus-year-old UA Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering is a nurturing environment for aspiring entrepreneurs, CEOs and inventors.

Stand out! Earn your electrical and computer engineering degree at a leading research university in a high-tech, bioscience hotspot. Be prepared for an outstanding career in the global marketplace.

The ECE Student Experience

Sehrish Choudhary
"The perfect blend of software and hardware courses. This program has enabled me to go out into the world and make it a better place with the technological inventions and solutions I work on.”
Sehrish Choudhary, 2022 ECE Graduate
Photo of Nicole Chan
“Who doesn’t want to work on a robotic car?”
Nicole Chan, UA ECE alumna – now a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign master’s student
Photo of Huy Le
“This project closely mimics what you encounter in the real world.”
Huy Le, UA ECE alumnus – now a Raytheon systems engineer
Photo of Justin Offett
“You’re not just writing computer code. The class teaches you the steps to do software engineering.”
Justin Offett, UA ECE alumnus – now a Lockheed Martin software engineer
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Applicable Academics

Creativity applies to more than research at ECE. The department is a leader in student-centered learning. Core classes incorporate discussion, one-on-one help, hands-on activities and team projects. Outside the classroom, internships, research and design projects, and activities in clubs and professional organizations help prepare students for success in areas as far-reaching as health care, energy and the business of high-tech. Earn your bachelor’s or master’s – with online options – or doctoral degree at UA ECE.

Mission to Keep Arizona Competitive

The UA Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering is dedicated to developing and maintaining programs of excellence in teaching and research that support the state of Arizona as a leading center for high-technology industry and help the nation in development and application of electrical-, electronic-, and computer-based high technology.

Fast Facts
15 : 1
student-faculty ratio
27 th
among U.S. public universities
(Center for World University Rankings)
Top 20 %
best value public university
(Forbes)
6
IEEE fellows
$ 7 million
annual research expenditures (2022)
5
research centers
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