Electrical Engineering at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

What traits are you looking for in a EE school? To help you decide if The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's EE program.

UT Knoxville is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and has a total student population of 30,559. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students received their master's degree in EE.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Electrical Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

UT Knoxville Electrical Engineering Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in EE
• Doctorate Degree in EE

Online Classes Are Available at UT Knoxville

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

UT Knoxville does offer online education options in EE for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

UT Knoxville Electrical Engineering Rankings

There were 15 students who received their doctoral degrees in EE, making the school the #45 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

EE Student Demographics at UT Knoxville

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the EE majors at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville.

UT Knoxville Electrical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 12 students who earned a master's degree in Electrical Engineering from UT Knoxville in 2020-2021, 83% were men and 17% were women.

In the EE master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 17% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Tennessee - Knoxville with a master's in EE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Engineering Science
• Biomedical Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Chemical Engineering

Careers That EE Grads May Go Into

A degree in EE can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TN, the home state for The University of Tennessee - Knoxville.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Engineers	4,250	$82,030
Architectural and Engineering Managers	3,300	$129,320
Electrical Engineers	2,720	$93,180
Electronics Engineers	1,170	$97,110
Engineering Professors	610	$107,480

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Nightryder84 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.