M.S. Telecommunications

Degree Overview

Delivery Format: on-campus
Required Credits: 30

Program Details

Our Telecommunications master’s program is expected to enhance and enrich student skills and knowledge in a diverse set of communication technologies and sciences. The program offers students a wide scope of study and flexibility for specialization in a range of industry areas, including areas related to the protocol stack of data communications. Graduates will understand, manage, design and build communications systems for a diverse set of applications and needs of communications.

What You Will Learn:

Master’s students in NJIT’s Telecommunications program are prepared for diverse fields and will work as specialists in areas such as telephony, long-range communications, and data networks while gaining expertise in different disciplines related to telecommunications.

They should be able to:

Demonstrate a broad technical expertise in communications, data networks, and other electives through successful coursework and achievement on exams and projects.
Communicate research outcomes to the scientific community through oral presentations and written work, including your thesis and conference presentations.
Function on multidisciplinary teams.
Apply knowledge of science, technology, engineering and mathematics to identify, formulate and solve problems.
Communicate effectively.

Admissions & curriculum

30 Required Credits

Course listing and prerequisites

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Salaries

$67,500

Starting Salary, NJIT Average

$72,564

Mid-Career Salary, National Average

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Career Prospects

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Common Job Titles

Power Systems Engineer
Telecommunication Engineer
Computer Network Architect
Control Systems and Robotics Engineer
Electronics Engineer

Top Employers

National Grid
Dominion Energy
Exelon Corporation
PSE&G
General Electric (GE) Power

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