Overview

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering / Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering is located in Mayag??ez, PR, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Master of Science (MS)	Electrical engineering
Master of Science (MS)	Computer engineering
Master of Engineering (ME)	Electrical engineering
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Computing and information sciences and engineering
Master of Engineering (ME)	Computer engineering

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	12

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	1 Foreign Language Comp Exam Required Thesis Required
Doctoral Degrees	Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

30

Applied

25

Accepted

18

Enrolled

Applying

25

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	February 15th	February 15th	No
Spring deadline	September 15th	September 15th	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Requirements	Proficiency in English and Spanish; BS in electrical or computer engineering, or equivalent; minimum GPA of 3.0
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Proficiency in English and Spanish; BS in electrical or computer engineering, or equivalent; minimum GPA of 3.0

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Types of financial support available	Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Graduate Assistantships

Student Body

53

Total Graduate Students

9%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	84.91%
Black or African American	Not Reported
White or Caucasian	5%
American Indian or Alaska Native	Not Reported
Asian	Not Reported
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	Not Reported
Two or more races	Not Reported
Unknown	Not Reported

Gender

Male (83%)

Female (16%)

Faculty

48

Total faculty

Full-time - 48

Part-time - 0

Male (42)

Female (6)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Digital signal processing, power electronics, microwave ocean emissivity, parallel and distributed computing, microwave remote sensing
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 259 North Blvd. Alfonso Valdes Cobian
Mayag??ez, PR  00681-9000
United States

Contact Mr. José Colom-Ustaris PhD
Department Head
Email: jose.colom1@upr.edu
Phone: 787-832-4040 ext. 3086
Fax: 787-831-7564

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