SET's Graduate Programs

SET's graduate programs provide students with a combination of advanced knowledge, hands–on experience, research and applications of theory.

  • Improve your employment options by developing your scholarship, research and creativity.
  • Partner with the local and regional community to solve cutting-edge modern technological problems and drive growth, innovation, and change.
  • Become an expert in one of many interdisciplinary areas in science and society characterized by substantial engineering and technology challenges.
  • Become a leader in industry and academia.

Graduate degree programs

M.S. in Electrical & Computer Engineering (MSECE)

Advanced knowledge and skills in electrical and computer engineering

Study topics in advanced computer architecture and digital and embedded control systems and signal processing to advance your career in processor design, wireless communication, and power systems and security.

MSECE Program Details

M.S. in Computer Science & Systems (MSCSS)

Emerging application and theory in computer science

Work with renowned faculty and local industry partners to drive growth, innovation and change in software development, program management, cybersecurity, data science, and systems development.

MSCSS Program Details

Master of Cybersecurity and Leadership (MCL)

Advanced skills in protection of web services and data systems

Learn the basic operations and functionality of cybersecurity combined with management of technical professionals and organizational leadership.

MCL Program Details

Ph.D. in Computer Science & Systems

Advanced computing knowledge through inquiry, critical thinking and abstraction

Become an expert scholar, educator or researcher in a specific area of interest to address and meet substantial engineering and technology challenges.

Ph.D. in CSS Program Details

Graduate Advisors

Curtis Black

Advising for the following programs: 

  • M.S. Computer Science and Systems 
  • Ph.D. Computer Science and Systems
  • Graduate Certificate in Software Development Engineering

Victoria Olive

Advising for the following programs: 

  • M.S. Electrical and Computer Engineering 
  • M.S. Cybersecurity and Leadership

Meets with current and prospective students for all SET Graduate Programs and the Graduate Certificate in Software Engineering Development.

General availability:

  • Monday - Friday
  • 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Schedule a grad student advising appointment

Certificate programs

Graduate Certificate in Software Development Engineering

UW-approved graduate certificate in software development best practices

Learn core concepts of computer science, from basic data structures and algorithms to software engineering and object-oriented and systems programming while earning UW credits and transcripts.

Software Development Certificate Details

Data Science

Concepts, elements, strategies and skills in data science

Understand the data science life cycle and learn to formulate a problem, design the data based on the problem, visualize and analyze data, and conduct prediction/inference.

Graduate Certificate in Software Development Engineering Details