Electrical Engineering at University of California - San Diego

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

UCSD is located in La Jolla, California and has a total student population of 39,576. Of the 9,086 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of California - San Diego in 2021, 166 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.

UCSD Electrical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UCSD Electrical Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks EE programs across the country. The following shows how UCSD performed in these rankings.

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 UCSD 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools	29
Best Value Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	207

In 2021, 211 students received their master’s degree in EE from UCSD. This makes it the #4 most popular school for EE master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 33 students who received their doctoral degrees in EE, making the school the #19 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do EE Graduates from UCSD Make?

The median salary of EE students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCSD is $71,127. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 2% higher than the national average of $69,521 for all EE bachelor's degree recipients.

EE Student Demographics at UCSD

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

UCSD Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 166 EE majors earned their bachelor's degree from UCSD. Of these graduates, 90% were men and 10% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 29% 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 - San Diego with a bachelor's in EE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	52
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	32
White	34
International Students	30
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

UCSD Electrical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 79% of EE master's degrees went to men and 21% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	24
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	17
International Students	159
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UCSD also has a doctoral program available in EE. In 2021, 33 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Engineering Science
• Environmental Engineering
• Engineering Physics
• Biological Engineering
• Systems 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 - San Diego.

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 Znode at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.