Electrical Engineering at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

If you are interested in studying electrical engineering, you may want to check out the program at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UT Knoxville is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and approximately 30,559 students attend the school each year. Of the 5,356 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The University of Tennessee - Knoxville in 2021, 42 of them were electrical engineering majors.

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.

UT Knoxville Electrical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UT Knoxville

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

UT Knoxville does offer online education options in EE for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

UT Knoxville Electrical Engineering Rankings

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

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 UT Knoxville 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 Graduate Certificate Schools	28
Best Value Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	124
Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools	127
Most Focused Electrical Engineering Schools	251

In 2021, 12 students received their master’s degree in EE from UT Knoxville. This makes it the #135 most popular school for EE master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 15 students who received their doctoral degrees in EE, making the school the #45 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do EE Graduates from UT Knoxville Make?

The median salary of EE students who receive their bachelor's degree at UT Knoxville is $68,868. 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 UT Knoxville

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the EE majors at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville.

UT Knoxville Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 42 students earned a bachelor's degree in EE from UT Knoxville. About 14% of these graduates were women and the other 86% were men.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in EE at UT Knoxville are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Tennessee - Knoxville with a bachelor's in EE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	29
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UT Knoxville Electrical Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students graduated with a master's degree in EE from UT Knoxville. About 83% were men and 17% were women.

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

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

UT Knoxville also has a doctoral program available in EE. In 2021, 15 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Engineering Science
• Environmental Engineering
• Agricultural Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Computer 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 TN, the home state for The University of Tennessee - Knoxville.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Engineers	4,250	$82,030
Architectural and Engineering Managers	3,300	$129,320
Electrical Engineers	2,720	$93,180
Electronics Engineers	1,170	$97,110
Engineering Professors	610	$107,480

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 Nightryder84 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.