Electrical Engineering at University of Illinois at Chicago

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 Illinois at Chicago stacks up to those at other schools.

UIC is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 33,518. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 71 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.

UIC Electrical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UIC Electrical Engineering Rankings

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in EE, making the school the #65 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

EE Student Demographics at UIC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the EE majors at University of Illinois at Chicago.

UIC Electrical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 71 students who graduated with a master’s in EE from UIC in 2021, 79% were men and 21% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	5
International Students	59
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Construction Engineering
• General Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Industrial 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 IL, the home state for University of Illinois at Chicago.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Architectural and Engineering Managers	9,760	$136,270
Electrical Engineers	4,860	$94,700
Engineers	4,000	$87,220
Electronics Engineers	2,800	$98,010
Engineering Professors	1,330	$114,010

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 Hied5 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.