Electrical Engineering at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

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

Pitt is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and approximately 32,277 students attend the school each year. Of the 5,522 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus in 2021, 65 of them were electrical engineering majors.

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.

Pitt Electrical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Pitt Electrical Engineering Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The EE major at Pitt 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
Most Focused Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	82

In 2021, 58 students received their master’s degree in EE from Pitt. This makes it the #43 most popular school for EE master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in EE, making the school the #60 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Pitt EE Graduates

The median salary of EE students who receive their bachelor's degree at Pitt is $70,448. This is 1% higher than $69,521, which is the national average for all EE bachelor's degree recipients.

EE Student Demographics at Pitt

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

Pitt Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

The EE program at Pitt awarded 65 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 74% of these degrees went to men with the other 26% going to women. The typical EE bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% women. So female students are more repesented at Pitt since its program graduates 8% more women than average.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in EE at Pitt 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 Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus with a bachelor's in EE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	48
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Pitt Electrical Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 58 EE majors earned their master's degree from Pitt. Of these graduates, 81% were men and 19% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	18
International Students	33
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Pitt also has a doctoral program available in EE. In 2021, 11 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Metallurgical Engineering
• Nuclear Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Environmental 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 PA, the home state for University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus.

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 Crazypaco under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.