Electrical Engineering at Florida International University

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 Florida International University stacks up to those at other schools.

FIU is located in Miami, Florida and approximately 58,836 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 248 EE majors received their bachelor's degree from FIU.

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.

FIU Electrical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at FIU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? FIU offers distance education options for EE at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

FIU Electrical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the EE progam at FIU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The EE major at FIU 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 Master’s Degree Schools	151
Best Value Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	169

In 2021, 41 students received their master’s degree in EE from FIU. This makes it the #59 most popular school for EE master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 24 students who received their doctoral degrees in EE, making the school the #29 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do EE Graduates from FIU Make?

The median salary of EE students who receive their bachelor's degree at FIU is $69,120. This is less than $69,521, which is the national average of all EE majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

EE Student Demographics at FIU

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

FIU Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

The EE program at FIU awarded 248 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 92% of these degrees went to men with the other 8% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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 Florida International University with a bachelor's in EE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	70
White	9
International Students	156
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

FIU Electrical Engineering Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 41 students earned a master's degree in EE from FIU. About 10% of these graduates were women and the other 90% were men.

In the EE master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 41% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	1
International Students	23
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

FIU also has a doctoral program available in EE. In 2021, 24 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Industrial Engineering
• General Engineering
• Systems Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Environmental 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 FL, the home state for Florida International University.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Engineers	8,570	$82,970
Architectural and Engineering Managers	7,030	$129,850
Electrical Engineers	5,940	$94,250
Electronics Engineers	4,610	$95,780
Aerospace Engineers	2,750	$105,460

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 Comayagua99 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.