Electrical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin

What traits are you looking for in a EE school? To help you decide if The University of Texas at Austin is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's EE program.

UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and has a total student population of 50,476. Of the 10,592 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The University of Texas at Austin in 2021, 332 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 Austin Electrical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UT Austin Electrical Engineering Rankings

The EE major at UT Austin 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.

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in EE from UT Austin. This makes it the #143 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.

How Much Do EE Graduates from UT Austin Make?

The median salary of EE students who receive their bachelor's degree at UT Austin is $81,984. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 18% higher than the national average of $69,521 for all EE bachelor's degree recipients.

EE Student Demographics at UT Austin

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

UT Austin Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 332 EE majors earned their bachelor's degree from UT Austin. Of these graduates, 83% were men and 17% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 36% 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 The University of Texas at Austin with a bachelor's in EE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	146
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	40
White	100
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	32

UT Austin Electrical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of EE master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women.

In the EE master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 11% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Geoscience Engineering
• Engineering Mechanics
• General Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Industrial 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 TX, the home state for The University of Texas at Austin.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Electrical Engineers	14,680	$106,260
Electronics Engineers	13,000	$119,260
Architectural and Engineering Managers	12,920	$167,280
Engineers	10,710	$113,370
Aerospace Engineers	6,770	$122,570

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 Reid Sullivan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.