Electrical Engineering at University of California - San Diego

Every electrical engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the EE program at University of California - San Diego stacks up to those at other schools.

UCSD is located in La Jolla, California and approximately 39,576 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 211 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.

UCSD Electrical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UCSD Electrical Engineering Rankings

There were 33 students who received their doctoral degrees in EE, making the school the #19 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

EE Student Demographics at UCSD

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the EE majors at University of California - San Diego.

UCSD Electrical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 211 students who earned a master's degree in Electrical Engineering from UCSD in 2020-2021, 79% were men and 21% were women.

In the EE master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 16% of degree recipients. That is 1% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	24
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	17
International Students	159
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Related Majors

• Engineering Science
• Engineering Physics
• Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Systems 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 CA, the home state for University of California - San Diego.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Architectural and Engineering Managers	31,580	$175,010
Electronics Engineers	29,210	$123,540
Electrical Engineers	26,570	$114,170
Engineers	20,600	$107,700
Aerospace Engineers	11,440	$125,540

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 Znode at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.