Electrical Engineering at University of California - Riverside

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

UCR is located in Riverside, California and approximately 26,434 students attend the school each year. Of the 6,193 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of California - Riverside in 2021, 60 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.

UCR Electrical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UCR Electrical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the EE progam at UCR 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 UCR 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 Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	111
Most Focused Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	200
Best Value Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	264

In 2021, 51 students received their master’s degree in EE from UCR. This makes it the #51 most popular school for EE master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 18 students who received their doctoral degrees in EE, making the school the #39 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do EE Graduates from UCR Make?

The median salary of EE students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCR is $66,399. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $69,521 for all EE students.

EE Student Demographics at UCR

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

UCR Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 60 EE majors earned their bachelor's degree from UCR. Of these graduates, 80% were men and 20% were women. The typical EE bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% women. So female students are more repesented at UCR since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 47% 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 - Riverside with a bachelor's in EE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	20
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	22
White	11
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UCR Electrical Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 51 EE majors earned their master's degree from UCR. Of these graduates, 86% were men and 14% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	8
International Students	28
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UCR also has a doctoral program available in EE. In 2021, 18 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Materials Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• General Engineering
• Chemical 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 CA, the home state for University of California - Riverside.

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 Amerique under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.