Electrical Engineering at University of California - Santa Cruz

Every electrical engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the ee program at University of California - Santa Cruz stacks up to those at other schools.

UC Santa Cruz is located in Santa Cruz, California and has a total student population of 19,161.

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.

UC Santa Cruz Electrical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UC Santa Cruz Electrical Engineering Rankings

The ee major at UC Santa Cruz 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.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in ee, making the school the #110 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

EE Student Demographics at UC Santa Cruz

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

UC Santa Cruz Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 90% of ee bachelor's degrees went to men and 10% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% 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 Cruz with a bachelor's in ee.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	8
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UC Santa Cruz Electrical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 83% of ee master's degrees went to men and 17% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	19
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Electrical Engineering

Electrical Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of California - Santa Cruz. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Electrical Engineering	78

Related Majors

• Biomedical 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 - Santa Cruz.

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 Satyriconi under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.