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Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degrees

There are 428 schools in the United States where you can earn abachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering.

Education Levels of Electrical Engineering Majors

In the most recent year for which data is available, 26,760 degrees were awarded toElectrical Engineering majors across all award levels. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in Electrical Engineering at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Certificate 179
Associate’s Degree 273
Bachelor’s Degree (this page) 14,969
Master’s Degree 9,172
Doctor’s Degree 2,102

Earnings of Electrical Engineering Majors With Bachelor’s Degrees (All Award Levels)

The median salary for graduates holding abachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering of $94,702 four years after graduation. These figures are reported program-wide, across all award levels.

However, this can depend on a number of factors, such as where you live and the number of years of experience you have.

Years After Graduation Median Earnings
1 year $82,923
4 years $94,702
5 years $107,414

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study earnings tracker (program-wide, all award levels).

Student Debt (All Award Levels)

We do not have the data to calculate the median and range of debt loads for Electrical Engineering students with their bachelor’s degree.

There are 464 colleges that offer a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering. Learn more about the most popular below:

University of California-Berkeley tops the list of the most popular schools in the U.S. for Electrical Engineering majors seeking their bachelor's degree. During the most recent year for which we have data, 728 people received their bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from this school. Data shows that graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $40,669.

Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus comes in at #2 on our list of the most popular colleges offering bachelor's degrees in Electrical Engineering. This school awarded 606 bachelor's degrees in Electrical Engineering in the most recent reporting year. Data shows that graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $40,669.

#3

Purdue University-Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University-Main Campus is a popular choice for Electrical Engineering majors seeking their bachelor's degree. This school awarded 577 bachelor's degrees in Electrical Engineering in the most recent reporting year. Data shows that graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $40,669.

#4

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Carnegie Mellon University comes in at #4 on our list of the most popular colleges offering bachelor's degrees in Electrical Engineering. This school awarded 556 bachelor's degrees in Electrical Engineering in the most recent reporting year. Data shows that graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $40,669.

Arizona State University Campus Immersion comes in at #5 on our list of the most popular colleges offering bachelor's degrees in Electrical Engineering. This school awarded 489 bachelor's degrees in Electrical Engineering in the most recent reporting year. Data shows that graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $40,669.

Texas A&M University-College Station comes in at #6 on our list of the most popular colleges offering bachelor's degrees in Electrical Engineering. During the most recent year for which we have data, 431 people received their bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from this school. Data shows that graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $40,669.

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is a popular choice for Electrical Engineering majors seeking their bachelor's degree. During the most recent year for which we have data, 425 people received their bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from this school. Graduates who complete their bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering here go on to a median salary of $40,669.

University of California-Los Angeles comes in at #8 on our list of the most popular colleges offering bachelor's degrees in Electrical Engineering. During the most recent year for which we have data, 410 people received their bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from this school. Data shows that graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $40,669.

University of Southern California comes in at #9 on our list of the most popular colleges offering bachelor's degrees in Electrical Engineering. During the most recent year for which we have data, 398 people received their bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from this school. Graduates who complete their bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering here go on to a median salary of $40,669.

University of California-San Diego comes in at #10 on our list of the most popular colleges offering bachelor's degrees in Electrical Engineering. This school awarded 388 bachelor's degrees in Electrical Engineering in the most recent reporting year. Data shows that graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $40,669.

#11

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida comes in at #11 on our list of the most popular colleges offering bachelor's degrees in Electrical Engineering. This school awarded 384 bachelor's degrees in Electrical Engineering in the most recent reporting year. Data shows that graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $40,669.

North Carolina State University at Raleigh comes in at #12 on our list of the most popular colleges offering bachelor's degrees in Electrical Engineering. This school awarded 367 bachelor's degrees in Electrical Engineering in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who complete their bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering here go on to a median salary of $40,669.

Ohio State University-Main Campus is a popular choice for Electrical Engineering majors seeking their bachelor's degree. This school awarded 359 bachelor's degrees in Electrical Engineering in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who complete their bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering here go on to a median salary of $40,669.

University of Washington-Seattle Campus comes in at #14 on our list of the most popular colleges offering bachelor's degrees in Electrical Engineering. During the most recent year for which we have data, 351 people received their bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from this school. Graduates who complete their bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering here go on to a median salary of $40,669.

#15

Rutgers University-New Brunswick

New Brunswick, NJ

Rutgers University-New Brunswick is a popular choice for Electrical Engineering majors seeking their bachelor's degree. This school awarded 317 bachelor's degrees in Electrical Engineering in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who complete their bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering here go on to a median salary of $40,669.

The University of Texas at Austin is a popular choice for Electrical Engineering majors seeking their bachelor's degree. This school awarded 312 bachelor's degrees in Electrical Engineering in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who complete their bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering here go on to a median salary of $40,669.

#17

Northeastern University

Boston, MA

Northeastern University is a popular choice for Electrical Engineering majors seeking their bachelor's degree. This school awarded 308 bachelor's degrees in Electrical Engineering in the most recent reporting year. Data shows that graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $40,669.

Columbia University in the City of New York comes in at #18 on our list of the most popular colleges offering bachelor's degrees in Electrical Engineering. This school awarded 285 bachelor's degrees in Electrical Engineering in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who complete their bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering here go on to a median salary of $40,669.

#19

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Johns Hopkins University is a popular choice for Electrical Engineering majors seeking their bachelor's degree. During the most recent year for which we have data, 264 people received their bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from this school. Graduates who complete their bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering here go on to a median salary of $40,669.

University of Wisconsin-Madison comes in at #20 on our list of the most popular colleges offering bachelor's degrees in Electrical Engineering. During the most recent year for which we have data, 262 people received their bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from this school. Graduates who complete their bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering here go on to a median salary of $40,669.

Electrical Engineering Concentrations

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Electrical and Electronics Engineering 25,975
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering, Other 434
Telecommunications Engineering 194
Laser and Optical Engineering 157

Below are some popular majors similar to Electrical Engineering that also offer bachelor’s degrees.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Mechanical Engineering 42,939
Civil Engineering 20,005
Computer Engineering 19,986
Biomedical/Medical Engineering 13,914
Engineering, General 13,411

References

The racial-ethnic minority student 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 to obtain the percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

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