Electrical Engineering at University of Pennsylvania

If you plan to study electrical engineering, take a look at what University of Pennsylvania has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UPenn is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and approximately 26,552 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.

UPenn Electrical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UPenn Electrical Engineering Rankings

The ee major at UPenn 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 15 students who received their doctoral degrees in ee, making the school the #45 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

EE Student Demographics at UPenn

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

UPenn Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 88% of ee bachelor's degrees went to men and 13% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% 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 Pennsylvania with a bachelor's in ee.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UPenn Electrical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 77% of ee master's degrees went to men and 23% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	101
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Electrical Engineering

Electrical Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Pennsylvania. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Electrical Engineering	116

Related Majors

• Other Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Systems 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 PA, the home state for University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Electrical Engineers	8,870	$94,870
Architectural and Engineering Managers	7,220	$150,400
Engineers	4,850	$96,550
Electronics Engineers	3,760	$98,130
Engineering Professors	2,950	$114,870

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 WestCoastivieS under License

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