Electrical Engineering at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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

UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and approximately 52,679 students attend the school each year.

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.

UIUC Electrical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UIUC Electrical Engineering Rankings

The ee major at UIUC 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.

There were 49 students who received their doctoral degrees in ee, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

EE Student Demographics at UIUC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the ee majors at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

UIUC Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 86% of ee bachelor's degrees went to men and 14% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 Urbana-Champaign with a bachelor's in ee.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	46
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	46
International Students	76
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

UIUC Electrical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 85% of ee master's degrees went to men and 15% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	25
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	15
International Students	117
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Electrical Engineering

The following ee concentations are available at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Electrical Engineering	463

Related Majors

• General Engineering
• Engineering Mechanics
• Nuclear Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Operations Research

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 Urbana-Champaign.

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 Beyond My ken under License

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