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The ECE UCR Difference

Empowering Transformative Change

As a proud member of the world’s most prestigious public university system, UC Riverside both embodies and empowers the California Dream. With more than 60 years of real-world, high-impact research conducted by award-winning faculty — including two Nobel Prize winners — UCR is redefining the role of a great 21st century public research university.

Quick Facts

$104,200
Average Reported Starting Salaries of 2020 Graduates
Top 20
US News 2021 Best Public Global University
200+
Graduate Students
$9M
FY20-21 Research Expenditures
$9.6M+
FY20-21 RESEARCH GRANTS
#1
US News Social Mobility Rankings

Specialized M.S. Themes

The Master's program in Electrical Engineering (MS in EE) offers several specialized themes. Click on the themes below for more details.

*  Embedded Real-Time Systems and Internet of Things are also relevant to the CEN Master's Program.

National Leader in Student Success

UC Riverside is one of the most diverse research universities in the nation. First-generation scholars comprise more than half of our 25,000+ student population. Our graduate students come from all over the world, bringing together a wealth of experiences and a variety of professional and academic backgrounds that builds a unique and rich graduate student experience.

Recent Final Defenses

Final Defense of Dissertation: Yinglun Li

Final Defense of Dissertation: Wang Hu

Final Defense of Dissertation: Jacqueline Garrido

Final Defense of Dissertation: Amel Dechemi

Graduate Student Testimonials

Diverse, I have made friends from all over the world here.

Mindful, the university looks after their students when it comes to transportation and living needs. The free bus system has made life much easier.

Balanced, they help strike that work-life balance by making sure there are a lot of events to attend. The concerts always have good musicians.
Joshua Plank
I feel like my experience at UCR has prepared me with hands on experience and taught me that engineering is a team sport. No one really works alone and working and consulting with others will result in a better project over all as everyone has different set of experiences and specialties.
Cody Simons
When working with Prof. Bir Bhanu, I was discussing my interest in working on neuroscience. His consideration of my passion was encouraging. Not only did he ensure I got to work on the project that I was passionate about by securing a collaboration for a project in brain tumors; the research statement is also very innovative and impactful. Additionally, his advise on how to approach research is inspiring. He emphasized on a combination of perfection, quality, creativity and hard work - to always aim to be the best person at what you do!
Saisri Padmaja Jonnalagedda

An Economic Catalyst

Located in the 10th most populous county in the US and in California’s fastest growing region, UC Riverside contributes $2.7 billion to the U.S. economy. Our graduates leave our program equipped with the tools and experiences necessary to be competitive in any job market. Many of our students have gone on to successful careers in industry and academia.

ECE Alumni

amzn
Amazon
apple logo
Apple
cisco
Cisco
DELOITTE
DELOITTE
GOOGLE
GOOGLE
HP
HP
HUAWEI
HUAWEI
IBM
IBM
INTEL
INTEL
KLA-Tencor
KLA-Tencor
NASA
NASA
ORACLE
ORACLE
RAYTHEON
RAYTHEON
SAMSUNG
SAMSUNG
TESLA
VM
VM