博士学位是研究密集型的学位，旨在为学生从事工业或学术界的研究和开发职业做准备。鉴于博士学位的研究重点，申请人必须对他们的研究主题具有深厚的亲和力，并完全致力于完成其学位并为自己的学科做出贡献。获得博士学位的途径有两种：直接从BS到博士学位，绕过MS学位，推荐给有上进心，表现最好的候选人，他们应该清楚自己想在自己的研究领域取得什么成就以及获得MS学位（在博士学位之前。推荐给仍然对自己的未来职业目标有清晰认识的学生。<br>该学位所需的学时：84.0（BS to PhD）或54.0（MS to PhD）
Electrical and computer engineering graduate students at the University of Houston have the opportunity to work with and learn from faculty recognized as world leaders in their fields. These include Fellows of the IEEE and the National Academy of Inventors, multiple NSF CAREER Award winners, and investigators in major research projects supported by NASA, DARPA, NIH, ARPA-E and the NSF.<br><br>ECE graduate students can also take full advantage of the college's location in Houston. Many department researchers work closely with firms in the energy industry, allowing them to address the sector's most pressing needs. Faculty also have ongoing collaborations with physicians and researchers at Texas Medical Center institutions, enabling them to bring advances from the lab to the clinic as quickly as possible.<br><br>Regardless of their career objectives whether obtaining an R&D post in academia or expanding their skillset for work as a practicing engineer students can take advantage of these opportunities thanks to the different degree plans offered by the department.