信号处理本身涉及与自然，人为携带的信息承载波形的采集，存储，传输和处理有关的概念和设计。ECEUNM的信号处理研究涵盖了广泛的主题，包括但不限于语音处理，认知无线电，图像处理，阵列处理，通信，信息论，机器学习和模式识别。
The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Anderson School of Management offer a Dual Degree Program leading to the M.S. in either Computer Engineering or in Electrical Engineering and the Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.). The master's degree program (in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering) requires 31 semester credit hours for a thesis option (Plan 1) and 31 hours for coursework only option (plan III). At UNM ECE we want you to succeed. We will help you find a good job. We will help you get your degree. We will give you all the tools and the confidence that you need to achieve your dreams. Students come from all over the world to enroll in the University of New Mexico's ECE department because they know they will receive an outstanding education. Our small class sizes and our professors work one-on-one with students. The resumes of our faculty members speak volumes and are proof that we hire only the best teachers