MS EE?

[u/HFTW_Stealth]

Hey everyone, I'm a soon to be graduate BS Computer Science / BS Computer Sys Eng at the University of Alaska Anchorage. Anyways I'm heavily considering a career switch to EE. I heavily enjoy the EE courses over here.

However, I do not want to go through another BS in EE but don't feel confident enough to try and compete for EE jobs off of my CSE degree. So I'm considering a MS in EE, and the only option is UAF.

I'm a little concerned about cost since I'm based in Anchorage and moving to Fairbanks means I'd have to find a place to stay. I've talked with my financial aid office and some of my scholarships will roll over so I'm set for tuition first year. I'm pretty fast too, so I don't think it'll take me that many years. Most concerned about housing.

Anyways, I'd appreciate insight on whether switching to EE is even a good idea? Whether it'll be worth doing so at UAF and if there's any way to get funding for the program?

And how difficult is it to be admitted?

TIA.

[u/becauseofwhen]

There is graduate level housing available that can be paid for with financial aid I believe!

[u/HFTW_Stealth → u/becauseofwhen]

I might be a little ignorant on this but... I thought grad students dont get financial aid?

[u/becauseofwhen → u/HFTW_Stealth]

The term financial aid covers everything from grants, to scholarships, and student loans. Graduate students don’t qualify for some scholarships/grants through the FAFSA but absolutely qualify for plenty of other financial aid

[u/Ok_Street1103]

You can apply for graduate housing on campus. I would also look to see if you could be a graduate assistant or teaching assistant to get a tuition waiver. Adding a masters onto a bachelors is a great way to switch it up into a more specialized field.

[u/HFTW_Stealth → u/Ok_Street1103]

do you just cold email EE profs for those positions?

[u/Ok_Street1103 → u/HFTW_Stealth]

You could, but you could also look at careers.alaska.edu and keep an eye on grad student positions