Electrical Engineering at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

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 Colorado at Colorado Springs stacks up to those at other schools.

UCCS is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado and has a total student population of 12,380. In 2021, 30 EE majors received their bachelor's degree from UCCS.

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.

UCCS Electrical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UCCS Electrical Engineering Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The EE major at UCCS 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 Master’s Degree Schools	115
Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	249

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in EE from UCCS. This makes it the #143 most popular school for EE master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UCCS EE Graduates

The median salary of EE students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCCS is $68,511. This is less than $69,521, which is the national average of all EE majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

EE Student Demographics at UCCS

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

UCCS Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

The EE program at UCCS awarded 30 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 80% of these degrees went to men with the other 20% going to women. The typical EE bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% women. So female students are more repesented at UCCS since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in EE at UCCS are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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 Colorado at Colorado Springs with a bachelor's in EE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UCCS Electrical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 10 students who earned a master's degree in Electrical Engineering from UCCS in 2020-2021, 70% were men and 30% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	5
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UCCS also has a doctoral program available in EE. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Systems Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• General 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 CO, the home state for University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Electronics Engineers	5,630	$105,560
Electrical Engineers	3,380	$100,550
Architectural and Engineering Managers	3,350	$172,300
Engineers	2,500	$111,610
Aerospace Engineers	1,890	$124,070

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 Jeffrey M Foster under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.