Electrical Engineering at University of Florida

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

UF is located in Gainesville, Florida and has a total student population of 53,372. In 2021, 133 EE majors received their bachelor's degree from UF.

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.

UF Electrical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UF

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UF does offer online courses in EE for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UF Electrical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the EE progam at UF 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 UF 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	221

In 2021, 165 students received their master’s degree in EE from UF. This makes it the #11 most popular school for EE master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 33 students who received their doctoral degrees in EE, making the school the #19 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do EE Graduates from UF Make?

The median salary of EE students who receive their bachelor's degree at UF is $72,430. This is 4% higher than $69,521, which is the national average for all EE bachelor's degree recipients.

EE Student Demographics at UF

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

UF Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 133 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in EE from UF in 2021, 80% were men and 20% were women. The typical EE bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% women. So female students are more repesented at UF since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in EE at UF are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% 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 Florida with a bachelor's in EE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	77
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

UF Electrical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 165 students who graduated with a master’s in EE from UF in 2021, 75% were men and 25% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	19
International Students	129
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UF also has a doctoral program available in EE. In 2021, 33 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Ocean Engineering
• Nuclear Engineering
• Biological Engineering
• Agricultural 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 FL, the home state for University of 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 DouglasGreen under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.