Electrical Engineering at University of California - Santa Barbara

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

UCSB is located in Santa Barbara, California and has a total student population of 26,179. In 2021, 65 EE majors received their bachelor's degree from UCSB.

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.

UCSB Electrical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UCSB Electrical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the EE progam at UCSB compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 UCSB 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	18
Most Popular Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	21
	65

In 2021, 55 students received their master’s degree in EE from UCSB. This makes it the #46 most popular school for EE master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 32 students who received their doctoral degrees in EE, making the school the #21 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do EE Graduates from UCSB Make?

The median salary of EE students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCSB is $70,445. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 1% higher than the national average of $69,521 for all EE bachelor's degree recipients.

EE Student Demographics at UCSB

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

UCSB Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

The EE program at UCSB awarded 65 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 86% of these degrees went to men with the other 14% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% 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 - Santa Barbara with a bachelor's in EE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	18
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	16
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UCSB Electrical Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 55 students graduated with a master's degree in EE from UCSB. About 73% were men and 27% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	16
International Students	29
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UCSB also has a doctoral program available in EE. In 2021, 32 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Chemical Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Mechanical 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 - Santa Barbara.

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 Nandaro under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.