Northwestern University McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science Electrical and Computer Engineering 2145 Sheridan Road, L-351 Evanston, IL 60208-1113 US   Phone: 847-467-2172 Fax: 847-491-4455   At a Glance Program Requirements Tuition & Financial Aid Institution Overview Important Dates Upcoming Events Degrees: Program Format: Master's M.S. Doctoral Ph.D. On Campus   Courses and research in Electrical and Computer Engineering include solid-state devices, quantum electronics, electronic materials, fiber optics, lasers, optical materials, nanophotonics, spintronics, microwave and electromagnetic theory, computational electromagnetics, communication systems and networks, information theory and coding, detection and estimation theory, control and large-scale systems, digital circuits, digital signal processing, image and speech processing, ultrasonics, biomedical electronics, computer systems, computer architecture, distributed and parallel systems, parallel processing, parallel algorithms, computer networks, hardware software interaction, VLSI design, embedded systems, numerical analysis, systems simulation, computer vision, robotics, neural networks, switching networks and large-scale systems.     Accreditation Information:   # Of Credits Required:   Time To Degree:     Previous Degrees A person may apply to the doctoral program with either a 4-year BS, BA, or a masters degree in a relevant field.  Pre-Requisite Courses International Student Requirements Requirements Qualifying Exam: GMAT Minimum Exam Score: GPA or Equivalent: English Proficiency: Yes Research Competency: Yes Clinical Internship: No   Work Experience Volunteer Experience Publications Experience Foreign Language Requirement Other Requirements   Cost Per Credit Hour: $   Tuition:   Financial Aid Offered:       # of Students Enrolled Full Time: 5738  # of Students Enrolled Part Time: 2082  Average GPA:   Average Test Scores:   Charge Per Credit: $3963  Annual Full Time Avg Institution Tuition: $33408  Financial Aid Offered: Yes  Average Work Experience: Less than 1 Year  Specializations:   # of Terms Per Year:   Placement Percentage:   Historically Black: No   Religious Affiliation: Not applicable