Electrical Engineering at University of Kentucky

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

UK is located in Lexington, Kentucky and approximately 29,986 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 62 students received a bachelor's degree in EE from UK.

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.

UK Electrical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UK Electrical Engineering Rankings

The EE major at UK 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.

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in EE from UK. This makes it the #175 most popular school for EE master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in EE, making the school the #96 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UK EE Graduates

The median salary of EE students who receive their bachelor's degree at UK is $67,465. 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 UK

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

UK Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 90% of EE bachelor's degrees went to men and 10% went to women.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in EE at UK 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 Kentucky with a bachelor's in EE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	45
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

UK Electrical Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students graduated with a master's degree in EE from UK. About 100% were men and 0% were women.

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

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

UK also has a doctoral program available in EE. In 2021, 6 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Industrial Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Mining Engineering
• Materials 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 KY, the home state for University of Kentucky.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Electrical Engineers	1,970	$89,780
Architectural and Engineering Managers	1,940	$117,490
Engineers	740	$79,690
Electronics Engineers	580	$81,350
Engineering Professors	170	$80,500

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 Seicer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.