Electrical and Computer Engineering

• Seattle is ranked as the #1 city for STEM professionals in the U.S. by Wallet Hub’s 2022 study on Best and Worst Metro Areas for STEM professionals in America. 

• Northeastern ECE faculty and graduate students conduct world-class research at the forefront of electrical and computer engineering. 

• Faculty are experienced researchers with federally funded research awards from the National Science Foundation, Office of Naval Research, Department of Homeland Security, and other government agencies. The department also has strong ties to industry with many joint research projects.

• Faculty hold numerous young investigator awards and professional society fellowships. Several faculty members have commercialized inventions from research done in Northeastern labs.

• Northeastern’s top-ranked co-op program provides students valuable industry experience (from four to eight months) in their field of interest as part of the academic program, giving them a competitive edge and professional network upon graduation.

Hardware and Software for Machine Intelligence: This concentration will prepare students to become multifaceted systems engineers who can bridge the gap between theory, software, and hardware. As artificial intelligence solutions become more prevalent and widely embraced by society, it will be important that expert practitioners creating these solutions are not only fluent in theoretical and software generation aspects of this technology, but also knowledgeable about real-world hardware implementation considerations that must be part of the solution/system design and development process.

Computer Vision, Machine Learning, and Algorithms: This concentration prepares students for careers in a wide range of areas, including vision systems, Big Data analytics and mining, vision/image processing, visualization systems and software, and general algorithmic approaches to problem solving. 

• Demand for computer engineers has increased dramatically in recent years. Computer engineers study computer architecture, software engineering, computer-aided design, microprocessor-based design, applied algorithms, and more. Students with a strong background in computer engineering are aggressively recruited by cutting-edge computer companies nationwide.

• Students with an electrical engineering degree are aggressively recruited by employers across the country, and the demand for electrical engineers is expected to increase in the next decade. Whether you want to work in chip fabrication, robotics, the wireless Internet of Things, or radar system development, you can expect to find a wide range of employment opportunities throughout your career.