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Master of Science in Electrical Engineering
University of Colorado Boulder
Accredited degree in 12–24 months
Earn the same diploma as students on campus by completing 30 credit hours
$20,010 USD total tuition
Flexible pay-as-you-go, per-course basis
Admission is performance-based
Complete a series of courses with an overall GPA of 3.0 or higher to gain admission.
100% online learning
Pre-recorded lectures, rigorous assignments, and connection with peers and course facilitators.
Accelerate your career and future-proof your skills with a top 5-ranked electrical engineering graduate program.
A rigorous and advanced curriculum in electrical engineering prepares you to design and build what interests you.
Elevate your career and prepare for the future with CU Boulder’s Master of Science in Electrical Engineering offering focus areas in embedded systems, power electronics, and photonics and optics. You will receive the same high-quality education and rigor as on-campus students. Taught by world-class faculty, the advanced curriculum combines theoretical foundations and practical experiences to help you take your career to the next level.
You don’t have to choose between graduate school, family, or your job. Designed for working professionals, this program consists of 8-week sessions, a stackable, flexible curriculum that lets you customize your learning experience, and performance-based admissions which drastically simplifies the admission process.
What's in this degree program?
Admissions Information
Questions? Email us at at msee-mooc@colorado.edu.
Important Dates
- January 2: Spring 1 Enrollment opens
- January 15: Spring 1 Classes start
- February 23: Spring 1 Enrollment closes
Make progress before you enroll
These courses are part of this degree program. If you are admitted and enroll in the degree program, your coursework can count toward your degree learning and your progress can transfer with you.
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Accredited degree in 12–24 months
Earn the same diploma as students on campus by completing 30 credit hours
$20,010 USD total tuition
Flexible pay-as-you-go, per-course basis
Admission is performance-based
Complete a series of courses with an overall GPA of 3.0 or higher to gain admission.
100% online learning
Pre-recorded lectures, rigorous assignments, and connection with peers and course facilitators.
Accredited degree in 12–24 months
Earn the same diploma as students on campus by completing 30 credit hours
$20,010 USD total tuition
Flexible pay-as-you-go, per-course basis
Accelerate your career and future-proof your skills with a top 5-ranked electrical engineering graduate program.
A rigorous and advanced curriculum in electrical engineering prepares you to design and build what interests you.
Elevate your career and prepare for the future with CU Boulder’s Master of Science in Electrical Engineering offering focus areas in embedded systems, power electronics, and photonics and optics. You will receive the same high-quality education and rigor as on-campus students. Taught by world-class faculty, the advanced curriculum combines theoretical foundations and practical experiences to help you take your career to the next level.
You don’t have to choose between graduate school, family, or your job. Designed for working professionals, this program consists of 8-week sessions, a stackable, flexible curriculum that lets you customize your learning experience, and performance-based admissions which drastically simplifies the admission process.
What's in this degree program?
Make progress before you enroll
These courses are part of this degree program. If you are admitted and enroll in the degree program, your coursework can count toward your degree learning and your progress can transfer with you.
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Admissions Information
Questions? Email us at at msee-mooc@colorado.edu.
Important Dates
- January 2: Spring 1 Enrollment opens
- January 15: Spring 1 Classes start
- February 23: Spring 1 Enrollment closes
Demonstrate you can master the work to gain admission.
Simply prove that you can do the work by completing a series of 3-4 for-credit courses called a “Pathway Specialization''with an overall GPA of 3.0 or higher to gain admission.
No need to worry about transcripts, letters of recommendation, GRE, or TOEFL scores.
You can choose one of five pathway specializations to get started: power electronics, embedding sensors, and motors, FPGA design for embedded systems, optical engineering, or semiconductor devices.
Pay-as-you-go tuition with short, eight-week sessions
- $20,010 USD tuition total $667 per credit hour, $20,010 for the full 30-credit master's degree. Pursue a high-quality education at a more affordable price.
- Pay-as-you-go tuition Only pay for the courses in your next session. You’re free to take a session off without charges or penalties.
- Bite-sized and stackable Courses are 0.6 - 1.2 credits each and contained within an 8-week session. Take individual courses that interest you and stack them to earn a graduate certificate (9 credits) or a master’s degree (30 credits).
Access a flexible curriculum created to empower you
You can take all 30 credits in this program at your own pace, and tailor your coursework to your career goals. Choose electrical engineering courses in the following focus areas of power electronics, embedded systems, and photonics and optics as well as areas from other CU Boulder graduate programs in computer science, engineering management, and data science.
Enroll in a for-credit course today
Want to enroll in the full degree course now and earn transcriptable credit? You can enroll directly with the university as a non-degree student.Enroll in for-credit now
Enroll in course
1. Enroll in course
Explore course options to find the courses that fit your needs
Pursue admission to degree
2. Pursue admission to degree
Fill out a form or application on the university's website and pay to enroll
Get accepted and enroll
3. Get accepted and enroll
Complete the course and earn transcriptable college credit which will count toward your degree learning if you are accepted into the full degree program¹
Transfer credit
4. Transfer credit
You can apply to transfer the credits earned towards your degree program after admission to the program
¹Each university determines the number of pre-approved credits that may count towards the degree requirements according to institutional policies.