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Electrical Engineering at University of Washington - Tacoma Campus

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Electrical Engineering at University of Washington - Tacoma Campus

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

UW Tacoma is located in Tacoma, Washington and has a total student population of 5,364. Of the 1,594 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Washington - Tacoma Campus in 2021, 39 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.

UW Tacoma Electrical Engineering Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in EE

UW Tacoma Electrical Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks EE programs across the country. The following shows how UW Tacoma 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 UW Tacoma 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools 41
62
Most Popular Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools 142
Best Value Electrical Engineering Schools 169
Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools 187

How Much Do EE Graduates from UW Tacoma Make?

The median salary of EE students who receive their bachelor's degree at UW Tacoma is $73,856. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 6% higher than the national average of $69,521 for all EE bachelor's degree recipients.

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EE Student Demographics at UW Tacoma

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

UW Tacoma Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

15% Women
41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The EE program at UW Tacoma awarded 39 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 85% of these degrees went to men with the other 15% going to women.

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About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in EE at UW Tacoma are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% 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 Washington - Tacoma Campus with a bachelor's in EE.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 13
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 23
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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

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 WA, the home state for University of Washington - Tacoma Campus.

Occupation Jobs in WA Average Salary in WA
Electrical Engineers 5,650 $113,540
Architectural and Engineering Managers 4,290 $154,620
Electronics Engineers 3,270 $106,700
Engineers 3,160 $104,890
Engineering Professors 800 $101,880

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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