Overview

About Electrical and Computer Engineering at The University of Iowa

Electrical and computer engineers make vital contributions to nearly all facets of modern society through their work in areas such as computer systems, software applications, medical imaging, robotics, wireless communications, and fiber optics.

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering offers two distinct majors.

Careers

Application Engineer: Develop, create, and modify general computer applications software or specialized utility programs.

Computer Hardware Engineer: Design and develop computer hardware, such as circuit boards for computer processors, modems, and printers. Also test hardware and supervise its installation.

Electronics Engineer: Design, develop and test components, devices, systems or equipment that use electricity as part of their source of power, from cell-phones and computers to refrigerators and heating systems.

Semiconductor Engineer: Develop, test and optimize semiconductor device manufacturing processes. Conduct final testing and optimization, and device and chip packaging.

Optical Engineer: Design, test, analyze and qualify LEDs, lasers, waveguides, and optical interconnects for integration in photonic chips and circuits.

Quantum Engineer: Design and model qubit architectures for scalable quantum computing. Develop quantum computing, cryptography and communication algorithms. Design, develop and test quantum computer hardware and software

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Electrical Circuits

Computers in Engineering

Linear Systems

Digital Design

Software Design

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Iowa City, United States

Disciplines

Electrical Engineering Software Engineering View 647 other Bachelors in Software Engineering in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Submit an application

Pay the $40 application fee

Upload your academic records

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Have your ACT or SAT score sent to us by the testing agency.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

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Non-residents

35271 USD / year

≈ 35271 USD / year
Out-of-State

35271 USD / year

≈ 35271 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

13186 USD / year

≈ 13186 USD / year

Living costs

Iowa City

United States

1187 - 1841 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Overview

About Electrical and Computer Engineering at The University of Iowa

Careers

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

Prepare for Your English Test

Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

Prepare for Your English Test

Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

Iowa City

Funding

Need help with your student visa?

Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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