Electrical Engineering at University of Maryland - College Park

Every electrical engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the ee program at University of Maryland - College Park stacks up to those at other schools.

UMCP is located in College Park, Maryland and has a total student population of 40,709.

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.

UMCP Electrical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UMCP Electrical Engineering Rankings

The ee major at UMCP 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 38 students who received their doctoral degrees in ee, making the school the #13 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

EE Student Demographics at UMCP

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the ee majors at University of Maryland - College Park.

UMCP Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 82% of ee bachelor's degrees went to men and 18% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 23% 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 Maryland - College Park with a bachelor's in ee.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	22
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	33
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	19

UMCP Electrical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 65% of ee master's degrees went to men and 35% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Maryland - College Park with a master's in ee.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
International Students	44
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Electrical Engineering

Electrical Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Maryland - College Park. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Electrical Engineering	186
Telecommunications Engineering	53

Related Majors

• Systems Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Chemical 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 MD, the home state for University of Maryland - College Park.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Architectural and Engineering Managers	5,010	$145,470
Electrical Engineers	4,760	$116,560
Engineers	4,530	$118,420
Electronics Engineers	4,190	$119,880
Aerospace Engineers	2,890	$127,330

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 Bgervais under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.