Making Tomorrow's Computers
Smarter, Faster, and Smaller
In a fast paced industry like computer engineering, you need a program that moves just as fast. Our Computer Engineering graduate program covers the latest industry standards and changes, and will continue to adapt as the field evolves.
Check out the MS-CpE program at Mason
The MS in Computer Engineering program from Mason prepares students for research and professional practice in hardware and software design. Project-oriented courses and labs expose students to modern computer-aided design tools for hardware and software design. The students master the art of writing comprehensive technical reports and giving successful oral presentations.
Mason is a top 50 public university for its graduate level Computer Engineering program
Our multidisciplinary programs produce graduates who are prepared to take on the challenges of the field. We revise courses regularly to keep up with changes in the computer science industry. The DC area has one of the largest collections of software companies in the world and the workforce is constantly growing, making our graduates in very high demand. Students learn how to design the next generations of computers, and leave prepared to enter the workforce with knowledge of both the current state of the field and where technology is heading.
Respected
With over three decades in the business of educating electrical engineers in Northern Virginia, the department has deep relationships with government and industry. Our faculty are recognized for their teaching and research locally, nationally, and internationally.
Practical
Our graduates find work as entrepreneurs, as practicing engineers in industry, business or government at an advanced level, or they may choose to pursue a doctoral degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering. Graduates have gone on to impressive careers with the likes of Micron, Verizon, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Amazon, Boeing, Rhein Tech Laboratories, and more.
Convenient
Our location provides easy access to the Dulles and Arlington Technology Corridors and the government sector of Washington, DC. Our presence at the center of the robust technology industry of the capital area makes it convenient for working engineers in industry and government to continue their education. It gives our graduates access to positions supporting the government's computing infrastructure.
What Our Professors Say:
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
What Our Students Say:
Mason is the largest, most diverse university in Virginia, and produces the most computing graduates in the commonwealth.
With 40,000 students at three campuses in Virginia and one in South Korea, Mason sets the standard for excellence, diversity, and inclusiveness, while cultivating and linking key actors to drive policy and technology solutions. These qualities and actions will lead to solutions to the world’s most complex problems. As part of Virginia's Tech Talent Investment Program, Mason is striving to increase the number of bachelor’s and master’s degree recipients in the fields of computer science, computer engineering, and software engineering programs.
Mason is now a top 10 public university for diversity, innovation, and cybersecurity.