The development of new quality productive forces requires the enhancement of the digital capability of field engineers. Asthe main source of digital engineers it is crucial to improve the digital capability of master’s degree students majoring in electronic information.Currently there are numerous challenges in the training of master’s students in electronic information majors at applied universitiesincluding issues related to the quality of student enrollment talent cultivation faculty strength and educational conditions.To improve the digital capability of master’s students in electronic information majors it is essential to clarify the focus of digital capabilitydevelopment build a data and case library targeting industrial digitization establish a deep integration model of industry-academiacollaboration for professional master’s training and develop a teaching digital quality evaluation mechanism. The systematic designof the digital capability cultivating mode for electronic information master’s students can effectively support the intelligent transformationdigitalization and networking development of industries. The discussion on the digital capability cultivation of master’s degreestudents in electronic information majors in applied universities provides new insights for the training of both this specific group andother engineering master’s students.