Electrical Engineering at University of San Diego

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 San Diego stacks up to those at other schools.

USD is located in San Diego, California and approximately 8,861 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,672 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of San Diego in 2021, 22 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.

USD Electrical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in EE

USD Electrical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the EE progam at USD compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The EE major at USD 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
Best Electrical Engineering Schools	116
Best Value Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	268
Best Value Electrical Engineering Schools	290

Earnings of USD EE Graduates

The median salary of EE students who receive their bachelor's degree at USD is $72,417. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 4% higher than the national average of $69,521 for all EE bachelor's degree recipients.

EE Student Demographics at USD

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

USD Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 95% of EE bachelor's degrees went to men and 5% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

USD also has a doctoral program available in EE. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• General Engineering
• Industrial Engineering
• Mechanical 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 CA, the home state for University of San Diego.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Architectural and Engineering Managers	31,580	$175,010
Electronics Engineers	29,210	$123,540
Electrical Engineers	26,570	$114,170
Engineers	20,600	$107,700
Aerospace Engineers	11,440	$125,540

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 Walleigh under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.