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Electrical Engineering at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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 Urbana-Champaign stacks up to those at other schools.

UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and has a total student population of 52,679. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 176 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.

UIUC Electrical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UIUC Electrical Engineering Rankings

There were 49 students who received their doctoral degrees in EE, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

EE Student Demographics at UIUC

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

UIUC Electrical Engineering Master’s Program

21% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 176 students graduated with a master's degree in EE from UIUC. About 79% were men and 21% were women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 24
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 19
International Students 132
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 Urbana-Champaign.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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