Electrical Engineering at University of Alabama in Huntsville

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

UAH is located in Huntsville, Alabama and has a total student population of 9,999. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 77 students received a bachelor's degree in EE from UAH.

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.

UAH Electrical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UAH Electrical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the EE progam at UAH 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 UAH 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	37
Most Focused Electrical Engineering Schools	51
	94
Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	102
Best Value Electrical Engineering Schools	118

Earnings of UAH EE Graduates

The median salary of EE students who receive their bachelor's degree at UAH is $68,266. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $69,521 for all EE students.

EE Student Demographics at UAH

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the EE majors at University of Alabama in Huntsville.

UAH Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

The EE program at UAH awarded 77 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 88% of these degrees went to men with the other 12% going to women.

About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in EE at UAH 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 University of Alabama in Huntsville with a bachelor's in EE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	67
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UAH also has a doctoral program available in EE. In 2021, 5 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Other Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Industrial Engineering
• Civil 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 AL, the home state for University of Alabama in Huntsville.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Electrical Engineers	4,540	$97,310
Aerospace Engineers	4,080	$115,820
Engineers	3,730	$115,710
Architectural and Engineering Managers	2,290	$138,470
Electronics Engineers	1,730	$108,980

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 Spyder_Monkey under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.