PhD Student Outcomes

Launch into a High-Impact Career

A graduate degree in electrical and computer engineering from Duke Engineering opens opportunities for future success. We have an excellent track record of graduates establishing careers as faculty at other prestigious universities and at leading technology firms.

PhD candidate working on a research product in the SMiF cleanroom

Success in Numbers

Our PhD graduates go on to make important contributions across a range of opportunities. Click to get interactive with our data.

13%

go on to positions in academia

at places such as Columbia, Duke, Imperial College London, MIT and Oxford

75%

go on to careers in industry and the public sector

with leading organizations such as Apple, Google, IBM, Microsoft, Qualcomm and many others

9%

go on to further training

including post-doctoral fellowships

Pramod Kolar

If you’re considering Duke, know that it’s a wonderful environment. You can collaborate widely and see a good cross-section of research, beyond electrical and computer engineering.

Pramod Kolar, PhD ’04

Meet Duke ECE Alumni

9/24 Pratt School of Engineering

$25 Million Gift to Establish New STEM+ Scholars Program

The Karsh STEM+ Scholars Program will match undergraduate students who have declared majors in disciplines in the natural sciences, engineering, and STEM-related fields with faculty in the Pratt School of Engineering and Trinity College of Arts & Sciences.

Hudson Hall at Duke university
2/20/23 Pratt School of Engineering

Duke Engineering: Then & Now

As part of National Engineers Week, take a look at how Duke Engineering has changed and grown over the years