Master's Career Outcomes
90% of 2019 master's graduates from found employment (full-time or internship) or pursued graduate school within 6 months of graduation
Master's study in ECE at Duke prepares students to work with some of the world's most important tech companies and to develop their own entrepreneurial ideas. A number of our graduates also go on to leading PhD programs.
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
Graduate Employment Statistics
Duke’s Electrical and Computer Engineering master's programs prepare graduates for a variety of career paths.
Duke Engineering's dedicated Master's Career Services and Professional Development team supports all ECE master's students with both internship and job searches, including major-specific resources, career management skills, building professional relationships, and exploring opportunities with top organizations.
Survey Results of Recent Graduates
Overall Employment Statistics |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
% employed (full-time or intern) or pursuing further education within 6 months of graduation |
85% |
94% |
90% |
# of graduates included in statistics |
34 |
51 |
102 |
Total Annual Salary of Recent Graduates
Salary |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
Average |
$110,196 |
$106,860 |
$102,576 |
25th percentile |
$100,000 |
$90,000 |
$90,000 |
75th percentile |
$120,000 |
$120,000 |
$120,000 |
*based on US full-time salaries. |
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How Students Found the Role in 2019
Employment by Job Function in 2019
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View several years of employment data for all Duke engineering graduate programs.
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