<p>I am interesting in pursing a Master's degree in EE. Since I have a BS in ChemE, I don't want to take a trillion undergrad courses before entering the EE master's program. Purdue offers an online degree of Master's of Science in Engineering (MSE) or Master's of Science (MS). Both degrees offer concentration in various department including electrical engineering. The MSE degree is preferred for students who have a BS in engineering and want to pursue a Master's in a different engineering field while the MS is preferred for students who have a BS in a field different than engineering. I plan to apply for the MSE with a concentration in EE or BME.</p>
<p>What I would like to ask is how does an MSE with an emphasis in EE look to employers rather than an MSEE or MSBME?</p>
<p>I am pretty sure that those graduate EE courses at Purdue will assume/require prior coursework in undergraduate areas of EE. You still will have to take some courses…mainly the electric circuits and electromagnetics sequence. Only digital signal processing is probably the only EE area that requires basically more math prereqs than EE prereqs.</p>
<p>Thanks for the info. I was informed by the VME department that the MSE degree with an emphasis in BME is usually for individuals who do not have a strong background in BME but have a strong background in engineering. I checked out the classes required for an MSE with an BME emphasis and those classes don’t require prereqs that I have not taken as a ChemE. They have not listed any classes for EE yet so I’m not sure about those classes. I have emailed the EE department regarding this and am waiting for the reply. Also, regarding my original question, does this type of degree look good to employers as compare to MSEE or MSBME?</p>
<p>I have the same concerns…I currently have a BS in Computer Engineering. </p>
<p>When it comes to a MSE with a concentration in Computer engineering versus a MS in Electrical and Computer Engineering (MSECE) , for some reason I have trouble telling my self that an employer would really favor one or the other. </p>
<p>I am really hung up on which one I should pursue…I dont have any intentions of heading the PHD/research route. (Only difference I can see is that the MSECE application requires the GRE)</p>
<p>Can anyone else chime in? Does it really matter to an employer which one you have, or is a any graduate engineering degree considered just that, a graduate degree.</p>