Department of Computer Science College of Engineering University of Missouri

A Center of Learning For M.S., M.E., and Ph.D. Students In Electrical and Computer Engineering at Columbia, Missouri

A famous travel writer once called Columbia, Missouri, "fun, funky and surprisingly sophisticated" for its eclectic mix of restaurants, shops, galleries, music venues, and sporting events that ensure there's never a lack of things to do. Such events as the Roots 'n Blues Festival and the Blind Boone Ragtime & Early Jazz Festival celebrate the folk, blues, gospel, and jazz roots of the region. World-famous artists perform at the Missouri Theatre Center for the Arts, the Mizzou Arena, the Concert Series at Jesse Hall, and the Blue Note club. The Heritage Festival honors the historic legacy of Lewis and Clark's expedition, while the True/False Film Festival brings to town the very best of today's documentary films.

However, there are also plenty of outdoor activities in the Columbia area, including enough parks, fairgrounds, lakes, streams, and forests to satisfy every kind of nature lover. The Bear Creek Trail and the Finger Lakes beckon hikers, campers, and fishing enthusiasts, while the gorgeous MKT Trail and 225-mile-long Katy Trail State Park take bicyclists, hikers, and history buffs through some of the most scenic areas of the state as they travel through dense forests, wetlands, deep valleys, remnant prairies, open pastureland, and gently rolling farm fields.

The mix of recreational activities, cultural events, family fare, and educational interests make Columbia a true gem of a city, attractive to visitors and Missouri residents alike. A welcoming spirit and a sense of adventure greet one and all, and a balance of heart, mind, and soul seems truly within reach in a setting that has evolved to support all the best ideals of the human spirit.

Graduate and Faculty Researchers Do World-Class Science in State-of-the-Art Research Facilities at MU-Columbia

The faculty at the University of Missouri-Columbia is involved in the widest possible range of research and creative activity. Graduate students are encouraged to find the right mix of study, lecture, teaching assistance, research, and faculty mentoring to tailor their programs to their unique goals. University researchers are advancing the frontiers of human knowledge, as faculty members continue their work in state-of-the-art research facilities across all disciplines, making discoveries that contribute to the health and well-being of millions of people in the U.S. and around the world.

A recently completed economic analysis estimates that the university has annual research expenditures supporting over 9,000 jobs and representing almost $440 million in economic activity. The university's aggregate research enterprises are equivalent to having twenty companies, each with revenues of $10 million and up, revenue that just as easily could have gone to other states with university research facilities. Instead, the research innovations and technological breakthroughs at the University of Missouri - Columbia lead to in-state economic growth and more jobs for Missourians.

Graduate student research experiences give students the skills they need to succeed in our world's knowledge-based economy, and the state-of-the-art research facilities and equipment introduce them to the real world of leading-edge scientific enterprises. Faculty members lead scores of research programs in every field, from youth violence to cancer therapies and from engineering and physics to medicine and genetic therapy techniques that have been shown to restore normal muscle function in mice with symptoms of muscular dystrophy. Excitement is a key ingredient of the research at the University of Missouri-Columbia.

Master of Science, Master of Engineering, and Ph.D. Programs Offered in Computer Science Graduate Programs

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) is committed to keeping classes small and focusing the preponderance of time and energy on extensive design studies and laboratory experimentation for its computer science graduate programs. Students can pursue a Master of Science in Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering, a Master of Engineering (M.E.) in electrical or computer engineering, or a Ph.D. in electrical and computer engineering.

The ECE department is home to four different interdisciplinary university centers: the Center for Geospatial Intelligence, the Center for Eldercare and Rehabilitation Technology, the Center for Nano/Micro Systems and Nanotechnology, and the Center for Physical Electronics and Power Electronics. Unique signature programs in electromechanics and energy conversion and earth science technologies are also hosted by ECE.

Both basic and applied research is undertaken in the computer science graduate programs, where there are opportunities for graduate students in intelligent systems, pattern recognition, physical electronics, systems modeling and control, robotics, communication and signal processing, image/video processing and computer vision, digital/computer systems, and nano and micro electronics.

For outright acceptance by the Director of Graduate Studies into the Ph.D. program, a student needs to have a Master of Science or Master of Engineering in electrical engineering or computer engineering. Students meeting the academic requirements, but with a degree in another engineering or science discipline, may be accepted into the Ph.D. program by the Graduate Program Committee. For admission to the doctoral level of the computer science graduate programs, varying weight is given to the applicant's grades, experience, and maturity, as well whether, in light of the applicant's unique interest and technical focus, there is expertise available within the faculty.

• Degrees Offered
• Major Degree Levels Offered
• Master of Science (MS)
  Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

• Degrees Awarded
• Master's Degrees 12
• Doctoral Degrees 8
• First Professional Degrees Not reported
• Other Advanced Degrees Not reported
• * Shows the number of degrees awarded for the last academic year that data was reported.

• Earning Your Degree
• Part-time study available? Yes
• Evening/weekend programs available? No
• Distance learning programs available? Not reported
• Terminal master's degree available? Not reported

• Degree Requirements
• Master's Degrees Not reported
• Doctoral Degrees Required
• First Professional Degrees Not reported
• Other Advanced Degrees Not reported

• Acceptance Rate
• Applied95
• Accepted41
• Acceptance Rate43%
• Enrolled12
• Applying
• Application Fee - Domestic $55
• Application Fee - International $75
• Electronic applications accepted? No
• Applications processed on a rolling basis? Yes
• Application Deadlines
• Type Domestic International Priority Date
• Fall deadline April 15th Not Reported Yes
• Winter deadline September 15th Not Reported Yes
• Spring deadline Not Reported Not Reported Not Reported
• Entrance Requirements
• Master's DegreesGRE General Test, minimum GPA of 3.0
• Doctoral's DegreesGRE General Test
• First-Professional's DegreesNot Reported
• Other Advanced DegreesNot Reported
• International DegreesTOEFL required, 577 paper based, TOEFL iBT

• Tuition & Fees
• In-state tuition *$5,881
• Out-of-state tuition *$15,183
• International student tuitionNot Reported
• * Tuition for full-time graduate student per academic year
• Fees
• Per-academic year fees$952.00
• Per-term feesNot Reported
• One-time feeNot Reported
• * Fees for full-time graduate students
• Financial Support
• Financial award applicants must submitNot Reported
• Application deadlines for financial awardsNot Reported
• Types of financial support availableInstitutionally-sponsored Loans

• Gender
• Total Graduate Students91
• Female Percentage19%
• Male Percentage81%
• Participation
• Total Graduate Students91
• Part-time Percentage47%
• Full-time Percentage53%
• Ethnicity
• Hispanic / Latino0%
• Black / African American0%
• White / Caucasian89%
• American Indian / Alaskan Native0%
• Asian0%
• Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander0%
• Two or more races4%
• Unknown7%

• Faculty Breakout
• Total Faculty19
• Full-time Percentage100%
• Part-time Percentage0%
• Female Percentage21%
• Male Percentage79%

• Existing Research
• Focus of faculty researchAll campus computer science activities involving computational biology and bioinformatics, cyber-security, distributed computing, geospatial information mining and retrieval, intelligent systems, multimedia communications, large dataset scientific visualization, networking, spoken language processing and human-machine interfaces, wireless sensor networks
• Externally sponsored research expenditures last yearNot Reported