Career Outcomes for Duke ECE Master's Graduates
96% of recent master's graduates found full-time employment or pursued further education 6 months of graduation
Duke's Electrical & Computer Engineering master's program prepares graduates for a variety of careers—including with some of the world's most important tech companies. Our graduates also go on to leading PhD programs.
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Graduate careers Data
Where Our Grads Are
Recent Industry Examples:
- Airbnb
- Amazon
- Apple
- Cisco
- IBM
- Intel
- Microsoft
- NVIDIA
Recent Doctoral Program Examples:
- Duke University
- Northwestern University
- Pennsylvania State University
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
First Outcome After 6 Months
2020 Graduates
Past Three Years
| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employed or pursuing further education | 94% | 90% | 96% |
| Number of graduates included in the statistic | 51 | 102 | 112 |
Total Annual Salary
|
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Average |
$106,860 |
$102,576 |
$113, 913 |
|
25th percentile |
$90,000 |
$90,000 |
$111,250 |
|
75th percentile |
$120,000 |
$120,000 |
$121,000 |
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Meet Our Graduates
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Wanxin Yuan
Software Engineer at Google
Master of Science (MS), 2018
Olympios Petrakis
Software Engineer at NetApp
Master of Science (MS), 2018
Jonathan Buie
Software Engineer at Intel
Master of Science (MS), 2017
Wankun Zhu
Software Engineer at Google
Master of Science (MS), 2016
John McCrone
Software Engineer at IBM
Master of Science (MS), 2015
Karl Tao
ASIC/IP Design Engineer at Apple Inc.
Master of Science (MS), 2015