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. In 2021, 114 EE majors received their bachelor's degree from UMCP.

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
• Doctorate Degree in EE

UMCP Electrical Engineering Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	18
Most Focused Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	26
Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	33
	41
Best Value Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	140

In 2021, 85 students received their master’s degree in EE from UMCP. This makes it the #26 most popular school for EE master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

Earnings of UMCP EE Graduates

The median salary of EE students who receive their bachelor's degree at UMCP is $74,798. This is 8% higher than $69,521, which is the national average for all EE bachelor's degree recipients.

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

Of the 114 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from UMCP in 2020-2021, 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 UMCP since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 21% 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	27
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	47
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UMCP Electrical Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 85 students graduated with a master's degree in EE from UMCP. About 76% were men and 24% were 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	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	72
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UMCP also has a doctoral program available in EE. In 2021, 38 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.