About Electrical Engineering, Ph.d. in University of South Florida
The Department of Electrical Engineering offers both doctoral and masters level degrees. The major areas of research and instruction in the Department are: semiconductor materials, microelectronic manufacturing, MEMS, nanotechnology, VLSI design, digital signal processing, communication theory, wireless communications, microwave engineering, power systems and controls, network theory, cyber security, and biomedical materials and imaging. The Department’s research efforts are supported by well-equipped laboratories in the areas of silicon processing, compound semiconductors, electro-optics, IC design, thin dielectric films, communications and signal processing, power systems, nanotechnology, MEMS, micro/millimeter waves, biomedical materials and imaging, and bio-electrical engineering.
Current and previous Ph.D. dissertations explored the areas of microelectronics (materials and devices of elemental and compound semiconductors, circuit design, modeling, testing, and reliability); communications and signal processing ( communication networks, packet switching, satellite communications, communications software, and VLSI for signal processing); systems and controls; solid state material and device processing and characterization; electro-optics, electromagnetic, microwave and millimeter-wave engineering (antennas, devices, systems); and biomedical engineering. Master’s majors include options in semiconductor materials and processes, VLSI design, communications and signal processing, power systems and controls, microwave and millimeter-wave engineering, networks and machine learning, cyber systems, and biomedical engineering.
Academic qualification equivalents
- Applicants must have a bachelor’s degree
English language requirements
- IELTS : 6.5
- TOEFL IBT: 79
- PTE:53
University of South Florida Highlights
| University Type |
Public |
| Campus Setting |
Urban |
| Student-Faculty Ratio |
21:1 |
| Freshman Retention Rate (2017-2018) |
91% |
| Work-study program |
Yes |
| Mode of Program |
Full time; Part time; online |
| Campus housing facility |
64.5% |
| The annual cost of Attendance |
USD 34,260 – Undergraduate
USD 33,722 – Graduate |
University of South Florida Cost of Attendance
The estimated cost for international students is tabulated below:
| Type of Expense |
Cost for undergraduate students (USD) |
Cost for Graduate students (USD) |
| Tuition & Other Fees |
17,324 |
15,864 |
| Housing and Meals (for on-campus students) |
11,836 |
12,858 |
| Books and Supplies |
1,100 |
900 |
| Miscellaneous Expenses |
4,100 |
4,100 |
| Total Expense |
34,360 |
33,722 |
