电机工程博士学位（由EECS学院提供的三个博士学位课程之一）为学生提供研究或学术职业的准备，其专业包括通信，数字信号处理/图像处理，控制和机器人，电磁学，光电，光子学，电力电子和电子学，固态/微电子学和VLSI设计。电气工程哲学博士主要面向拥有电气工程硕士学位或密切相关学科，希望从事研究或学术工作的学生。专业包括通信，数字信号处理/图像处理，控制和机器人技术，电磁学，光电，光子学，电力电子学和电子学以及固态/微电子学。
The Electrical Engineering PhD (one of the three PhD programs offered by the School of EECS) prepares students for careers in research or academia with specializations including Communications, Digital Signal Processing/Image Processing, Controls and Robotics, Electromagnetics, Electro-Optics, Photonics, Power Electronics and Electronics, Solid-State/Microelectronics, and VLSI Design. The Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering is primarily intended for students with a master's degree in Electrical Engineering or a closely related discipline who wish to pursue a career in research or academia. Specializations include Communications, Digital Signal Processing/Image Processing, Controls and Robotics, Electromagnetics, Electro-Optics, Photonics, Power Electronics and Electronics, and Solid-State/Microelectronics.