Electrical Engineering at University of Illinois at Chicago

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

UIC is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 33,518 students attend the school each year. Of the 5,247 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Illinois at Chicago in 2021, 81 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.

UIC Electrical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UIC Electrical Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks EE programs across the country. The following shows how UIC performed in these rankings.

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 UIC 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools	96
Best Value Electrical Engineering Schools	218

In 2021, 71 students received their master’s degree in EE from UIC. This makes it the #36 most popular school for EE master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in EE, making the school the #65 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UIC EE Graduates

The median salary of EE students who receive their bachelor's degree at UIC is $64,975. 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 UIC

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

UIC Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 81 EE majors earned their bachelor's degree from UIC. Of these graduates, 84% were men and 16% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% 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 Illinois at Chicago with a bachelor's in EE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	17
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	37
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UIC Electrical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 71 students who earned a master's degree in Electrical Engineering from UIC in 2020-2021, 79% were men and 21% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	5
International Students	59
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UIC also has a doctoral program available in EE. In 2021, 10 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Engineering Physics
• Construction Engineering
• General Engineering
• Other 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 IL, the home state for University of Illinois at Chicago.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Architectural and Engineering Managers	9,760	$136,270
Electrical Engineers	4,860	$94,700
Engineers	4,000	$87,220
Electronics Engineers	2,800	$98,010
Engineering Professors	1,330	$114,010

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 Hied5 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.