Electrical Engineering at University of Colorado Boulder

What traits are you looking for in a EE school? To help you decide if University of Colorado Boulder is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's EE program.

CU - Boulder is located in Boulder, Colorado and approximately 37,437 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 45 students received a bachelor's degree in EE from CU - Boulder.

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.

CU - Boulder Electrical Engineering Degrees Available

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

CU - Boulder Electrical Engineering Rankings

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

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 CU - Boulder 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
Best Value Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	89
Best Value Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	134

In 2021, 102 students received their master’s degree in EE from CU - Boulder. This makes it the #19 most popular school for EE master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 19 students who received their doctoral degrees in EE, making the school the #36 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of CU - Boulder EE Graduates

The median salary of EE students who receive their bachelor's degree at CU - Boulder is $68,440. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $69,521 for all EE students.

EE Student Demographics at CU - Boulder

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

CU - Boulder Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

The EE program at CU - Boulder awarded 45 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 71% of these degrees went to men with the other 29% going to women. The typical EE bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% women. So female students are more repesented at CU - Boulder since its program graduates 11% more women than average.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in EE at CU - Boulder are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	25
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

CU - Boulder Electrical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 102 students who earned a master's degree in Electrical Engineering from CU - Boulder in 2020-2021, 81% were men and 19% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	30
International Students	65
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

CU - Boulder also has a doctoral program available in EE. In 2021, 19 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Biomedical Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Engineering Physics
• Architectural Engineering
• Environmental 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 Boulder.

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 University of Colorado at Boulder under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.