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
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$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
- Electrical Grid Operator
- Transmission and Distribution Engineer
- Energy Market Analyst
- Research Scientist in Energy Systems
Top Employers
- National Grid
- Dominion Energy
- Exelon Corporation
- PSE&G
- General Electric (GE) Power
What our students are saying
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Tuition Cost
How Much does it cost to Attend NJIT?
$32,216
Average cost of attendance for NJ resident undergrads living on campus
- $18,913
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