Electrical Engineering at University of Central Florida

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 Central Florida stacks up to those at other schools.

UCF is located in Orlando, Florida and approximately 71,881 students attend the school each year. Of the 15,189 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Central Florida in 2021, 153 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.

UCF Electrical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UCF Electrical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the EE progam at UCF 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 UCF 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 Graduate Certificate Schools	28
Most Focused Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	57
Best Value Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	81
	115
Best Electrical Engineering Schools	171

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

There were 34 students who received their doctoral degrees in EE, making the school the #16 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do EE Graduates from UCF Make?

The median salary of EE students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCF is $67,266. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $69,521 for all EE students.

EE Student Demographics at UCF

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

UCF Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

The EE program at UCF awarded 153 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 83% of these degrees went to men with the other 17% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 24% 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 Central Florida with a bachelor's in EE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	50
White	63
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

UCF Electrical Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 51 students graduated with a master's degree in EE from UCF. About 76% were men and 24% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	11
International Students	30
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UCF also has a doctoral program available in EE. In 2021, 34 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Biomedical Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Civil 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 FL, the home state for University of Central Florida.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Engineers	8,570	$82,970
Architectural and Engineering Managers	7,030	$129,850
Electrical Engineers	5,940	$94,250
Electronics Engineers	4,610	$95,780
Aerospace Engineers	2,750	$105,460

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 Breezy Baldwin under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.