Electrical Engineering at California Institute of Technology

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 California Institute of Technology stacks up to those at other schools.

Caltech is located in Pasadena, California and has a total student population of 2,240. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students received a bachelor's degree in EE from Caltech.

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.

Caltech Electrical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Caltech Electrical Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks EE programs across the country. The following shows how Caltech performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The EE major at Caltech is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Electrical Engineering. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	1
Most Focused Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	4
Most Focused Electrical Engineering Schools	12
Most Focused Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	47
Most Popular Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	59

In 2021, 26 students received their master’s degree in EE from Caltech. This makes it the #81 most popular school for EE master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in EE, making the school the #60 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

EE Student Demographics at Caltech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the EE majors at California Institute of Technology.

Caltech Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 14 EE students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Caltech, about 57% were men and 43% were women. The typical EE bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% women. So female students are more repesented at Caltech since its program graduates 25% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 28% more racial-ethnic minorities in its EE bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California Institute of Technology with a bachelor's in EE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Caltech Electrical Engineering Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 students earned a master's degree in EE from Caltech. About 31% of these graduates were women and the other 69% were men.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	18
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Caltech also has a doctoral program available in EE. In 2021, 11 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Civil Engineering
• Systems Engineering
• Engineering Mechanics
• Environmental Engineering
• Aerospace & Aeronautical 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 California Institute of Technology.

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 Canon.vs.nikon under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.