Electrical Engineering at University of California - Los Angeles

If you plan to study electrical engineering, take a look at what University of California - Los Angeles has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UCLA is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 44,589 students attend the school each year. Of the 10,102 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of California - Los Angeles in 2021, 143 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.

UCLA Electrical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UCLA Electrical Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks EE programs across the country. The following shows how UCLA 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 UCLA 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
Best Value Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	19

In 2021, 189 students received their master’s degree in EE from UCLA. This makes it the #5 most popular school for EE master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 35 students who received their doctoral degrees in EE, making the school the #15 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do EE Graduates from UCLA Make?

The median salary of EE students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCLA is $78,867. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 13% higher than the national average of $69,521 for all EE bachelor's degree recipients.

EE Student Demographics at UCLA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the EE majors at University of California - Los Angeles.

UCLA Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 143 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in EE from UCLA in 2021, 83% were men and 17% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 25% 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 University of California - Los Angeles with a bachelor's in EE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	61
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	30
International Students	33
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UCLA Electrical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 189 students who graduated with a master’s in EE from UCLA in 2021, 80% were men and 20% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	34
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	26
International Students	113
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

UCLA also has a doctoral program available in EE. In 2021, 35 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Geoscience Engineering
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Other Engineering
• General Engineering
• Materials 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 University of California - Los Angeles.

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 Nikhil Kulkarni under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.