Overview

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering / Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering is located in Houston, TX, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Electrical Engineering (MEE)	Electrical engineering
Master of Science in Electrical Engineering (MSEE)	Electrical engineering
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Electrical engineering

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	54
Doctoral Degrees	14

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Thesis Required for some
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

378

Applied

157

Accepted

50

Enrolled

Applying

25

Application Fee - Domestic

75

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	February 1st	February 1st	No
Spring deadline	August 1st	August 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 580 TOEFL IBT score: 92

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	February 1
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Career or field-related internships Federal Work-Study Financial support for part-time students

Student Body

243

Total Graduate Students

80%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	1.65%
Black or African American	2.47%
White or Caucasian	8%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	6.58%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	Not Reported
Two or more races	0.41%
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (73%)

Female (26%)

Faculty

29

Total faculty

Full-time - 28

Part-time - 1

Male (26)

Female (3)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Applied electromagnetics and microelectronics, signal and image processing, biomedical engineering, geophysical applications, control engineering
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 4302 University Drive
Houston, TX  77204
United States

Contact Dr. Badri Roysam
Chairperson
Email: broysam@central.uh.edu
Phone: 713-743-1773
Fax: 713-743-4444

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