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CIP 14.1001 Engineering

Electrical and Electronics Engineering

IPEDS Completions, US Department of Education · 2025

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Total graduates

25,985

2025 · 420 schools

International share

29.2%

7,591 international students

Bachelor's degrees

15,073

8.8% international

Master's degrees

8,540

56.5% international

Overview

Electrical and Electronics Engineering (EEE) is a dynamic and essential field that focuses on the study and application of electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism. This discipline encompasses a wide range of topics, including the design and development of electrical systems, electronic devices, and control systems. Students in EEE learn to work with various technologies, such as circuit design, signal processing, telecommunications, power systems, and embedded systems.

The curriculum typically includes foundational courses in mathematics, physics, and computer science, as well as specialized topics such as microelectronics, renewable energy systems, and robotics. Practical experience is a significant component of EEE programs, with opportunities for hands-on projects, laboratory work, and internships that prepare students for real-world applications.

Graduates of Electrical and Electronics Engineering are equipped for diverse career paths in industries such as telecommunications, aerospace, automotive, energy, and consumer electronics. They may work as design engineers, systems engineers, or project managers, contributing to the development of innovative technologies that enhance everyday life.

Additionally, EEE professionals are increasingly involved in emerging fields like artificial intelligence, Internet of Things (IoT), and smart grid technology, positioning them at the forefront of technological advancement. As society continues to embrace digital transformation and sustainability, the demand for skilled electrical and electronics engineers remains robust, making this a promising and rewarding field of study.

Graduates by year

Graduates by degree level (first and second majors)

AssociateBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoral

From 2002 to 2025, graduates grew 21% and the international share went from 25.3% to 29.2%.

International share (%)
Graduates by group, 2025
White
35.2%
Asian
13.9%
Hispanic
11.6%
Black
3.8%
Other
6.2%
Intl.
29.2%

Colleges that award this degree

In 2025, 420 schools awarded this degree as a first major. The table lists those in the 2027 U.S. News National or Liberal Arts rankings, plus the unranked schools with the most graduates.

RankSchoolStateGraduatesInternational
#1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts 205 52
#2 Princeton University New Jersey 150 62
#3 Harvard University Massachusetts 9 2
#4 Yale University Connecticut 38 31
#5 California Institute of Technology California 55 30
#5 Stanford University California 277 118
#7 University of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania 208 163
#8 Duke University North Carolina 110 77
#9 Northwestern University Illinois 94 61
#9 Johns Hopkins University Maryland 285 62
#12 Columbia University in the City of New York New York 230 159
#14 Cornell University New York 291 161
#14 Carnegie Mellon University Pennsylvania 663 370
#16 Washington University in St Louis Missouri 80 38
#16 Brown University Rhode Island 10 1
#16 Vanderbilt University Tennessee 23 12
#16 Rice University Texas 4 0
#20 University of California-Berkeley California 709 140
#20 University of California-Los Angeles California 361 154
#20 University of Notre Dame Indiana 62 22
#25 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Michigan 118 16
#26 University of Virginia-Main Campus Virginia 69 17
#27 University of Southern California California 331 258
#29 University of California-San Diego California 276 96
#29 Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Georgia 689 375
#31 Tufts University Massachusetts 38 16
#31 New York University New York 108 71
#34 University of California-Davis California 173 47
#34 University of California-Irvine California 143 66
#34 University of Florida Florida 309 121
#34 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Illinois 484 293
#34 Boston University Massachusetts 142 80
#34 The University of Texas at Austin Texas 365 12
#34 University of Wisconsin-Madison Wisconsin 244 111
#42 Northeastern University Massachusetts 302 159
#42 Villanova University Pennsylvania 40 2
#44 University of California-Santa Barbara California 183 53
#44 Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Jersey 314 61
#44 Case Western Reserve University Ohio 55 19
#44 Ohio State University-Main Campus Ohio 380 108
#44 Lehigh University Pennsylvania 40 18
#49 University of Maryland-College Park Maryland 163 45
#49 University of Rochester New York 65 35
#49 University of Washington-Seattle Campus Washington 261 156
#52 University of Georgia Georgia 42 2
#52 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Virginia 203 73
#55 Santa Clara University California 11 1
#55 University of Miami Florida 25 12
#55 The Pennsylvania State University Pennsylvania 183 56
#55 Purdue University-Main Campus Indiana 671 279
#59 George Washington University D.C. 94 45
#59 Florida State University Florida 70 16
#59 University of Massachusetts-Amherst Massachusetts 129 57
#59 University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minnesota 171 91
#59 Stevens Institute of Technology New Jersey 116 48
#59 Stony Brook University New York 95 25
#59 University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pennsylvania 103 24
#59 Texas A & M University-College Station Texas 497 103
#69 Michigan State University Michigan 152 31
#69 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute New York 105 43
#72 Syracuse University New York 34 12
#73 University of Connecticut Connecticut 93 22
#73 Howard University D.C. 18 3
#73 Worcester Polytechnic Institute Massachusetts 147 23
#73 Binghamton University New York 43 1
#73 North Carolina State University at Raleigh North Carolina 336 76
#80 University of California-Riverside California 129 36
#80 Colorado School of Mines Colorado 161 6
#80 Drexel University Pennsylvania 52 15
#80 Clemson University South Carolina 112 16
#85 University of Delaware Delaware 38 2
#85 New Jersey Institute of Technology New Jersey 108 25
#85 University at Buffalo New York 119 26
#85 Southern Methodist University Texas 18 9
#90 Gonzaga University Washington 8 0
#90 Marquette University Wisconsin 21 7
#95 University of Illinois at Chicago Illinois 127 53
#95 University of Missouri-Columbia Missouri 45 10
#95 Rochester Institute of Technology New York 16 0
#100 Auburn University Alabama 102 19
#100 Chapman University California 13 0
#100 University of San Diego California 18 4
#100 Florida International University Florida 152 42
#100 University of South Florida-Main Campus Florida 179 79
#100 University of Iowa Iowa 25 1
#100 Saint Louis University Missouri 11 1
#109 University of California-Santa Cruz California 81 17
#109 Loyola Marymount University California 4 2
#109 University of Colorado Boulder Colorado 231 105
#109 Fairfield University Connecticut 8 0
#109 University of New Hampshire-Main Campus New Hampshire 23 6
#109 Temple University Pennsylvania 18 6
#109 The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Tennessee 67 21
#116 Iowa State University Iowa 144 34
#116 University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Oklahoma 102 20
#116 Brigham Young University-Provo Utah 8 0
#121 Arizona State University-Tempe Arizona 385 148
#121 University of the Pacific California 8 1
#121 University of Denver Colorado 13 4
#121 University of Central Florida Florida 171 17
#121 Illinois Institute of Technology Illinois 129 94
#121 University of Dayton Ohio 86 35
#121 University of South Carolina-Columbia South Carolina 30 8
#121 The University of Texas at Dallas Texas 191 58
#121 George Mason University Virginia 84 22
#133 Miami University-Oxford Ohio 17 2
#133 University of Vermont Vermont 28 5
#137 University of Alabama at Birmingham Alabama 36 0
#137 California State University--Long Beach California 126 20
#137 San Diego State University California 115 30
#137 San Jose State University California 212 75
#137 University of Maryland-Baltimore County Maryland 9 7
#137 Clarkson University New York 86 17
#137 University of Scranton Pennsylvania 5 0
#137 University of Houston Texas 172 83
#148 California State University-Los Angeles California 75 6
#148 Catholic University of America D.C. 24 11
#148 Mercer University Georgia 9 0
#148 University of Kansas Kansas 38 13
#148 University of Kentucky Kentucky 69 8
#148 University of Massachusetts-Lowell Massachusetts 134 12
#148 University of Tulsa Oklahoma 14 0
#148 University of Rhode Island Rhode Island 37 3
#156 The University of Alabama Alabama 87 12
#156 California State University-Fullerton California 53 11
#156 Florida A&M University Florida 11 1
#156 Kansas State University Kansas 53 5
#156 University of St Thomas (MN) Minnesota 36 4
#156 CUNY--City College New York 64 24
#156 Oregon State University Oregon 177 33
#156 University of Portland Oregon 22 2
#156 Virginia Commonwealth University Virginia 38 0
#169 Colorado State University-Fort Collins Colorado 82 29
#169 Bradley University Illinois 23 12
#169 Michigan Technological University Michigan 97 3
#169 University of Nebraska-Lincoln Nebraska 59 12
#169 University of North Carolina at Charlotte North Carolina 95 27
#179 University of Louisville Kentucky 55 6
#179 University of Mississippi Mississippi 12 3
#179 University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Ohio 169 60
#179 University of Utah Utah 146 42
#179 Seattle University Washington 11 1
#186 University of Hawaii at Manoa Hawaii 60 10
#186 University of Detroit Mercy Michigan 7 1
#186 Wayne State University Michigan 94 17
#186 Texas Tech University Texas 172 51
#191 University of Arkansas Arkansas 45 4
#191 Florida Atlantic University Florida 56 16
#191 Missouri University of Science and Technology Missouri 134 18
#191 Rowan University New Jersey 59 0
#191 Hofstra University New York 8 0
#191 Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Oklahoma 71 8
#191 Washington State University Washington 99 15
#202 Sacred Heart University Connecticut 4 0
#202 Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Louisiana 69 13
#202 University of Massachusetts-Boston Massachusetts 19 1
#202 Ohio University-Main Campus Ohio 36 4
#202 University of St. Thomas (TX) Texas 1 1
#208 California State University--Fresno California 25 0
#208 California State University-Sacramento California 103 21
#208 University of Idaho Idaho 44 9
#208 Mississippi State University Mississippi 121 9
#208 Ohio Northern University Ohio 23 0
#208 University of North Texas Texas 102 53
#219 Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis Indiana 23 20
#219 University of Nevada-Reno Nevada 68 10
#219 New York Institute of Technology New York 48 6
#219 North Carolina A&T State University North Carolina 57 18
#219 Gannon University Pennsylvania 13 10
#227 San Francisco State University California 30 1
#227 University of Michigan-Dearborn Michigan 154 17
#227 University of North Dakota North Dakota 46 7
#227 University of Texas-San Antonio Texas 85 17
#227 West Virginia University West Virginia 40 6
#236 University of Colorado Denver Colorado 36 11
#236 Florida Institute of Technology Florida 34 17
#236 University of North Florida Florida 29 0
#236 Bethel University Minnesota 4 0
#236 University of Nevada--Las Vegas Nevada 58 7
#236 University of New Mexico-Main Campus New Mexico 74 10
#236 North Dakota State University-Main Campus North Dakota 61 6
#236 Portland State University Oregon 27 3
#236 University of Texas-Arlington Texas 127 49
#250 University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth Massachusetts 30 1
#250 New Mexico State University-Main Campus New Mexico 53 5
#250 South Dakota State University South Dakota 25 10
#250 Lipscomb University Tennessee 8 0
#250 University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley Texas 83 5
#250 University of Wyoming Wyoming 30 6
#262 University of Alabama--Huntsville Alabama 55 1
#262 University of Maine Maine 22 6
#262 Western New England University Massachusetts 12 1
#262 Central Michigan University Michigan 14 0
#262 George Fox University Oregon 11 0
#262 University of Texas--El Paso Texas 89 7
#262 Seattle Pacific University Washington 4 1
#276 Northern Arizona University Arizona 25 2
#276 Harding University Arkansas 3 1
#276 University of New Haven Connecticut 49 40
#276 Western Michigan University Michigan 29 6
#276 University of Missouri--St. Louis Missouri 20 0
#276 Widener University Pennsylvania 15 1
#288 University of Hartford Connecticut 25 11
#288 Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Illinois 43 21
#288 University of Indianapolis Indiana 3 1
#288 University of Memphis Tennessee 48 20
#288 Texas State University Texas 73 1
#288 Utah State University Utah 64 3
#288 University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee Wisconsin 41 12
#299 Boise State University Idaho 25 0
#299 University of Toledo Ohio 56 6
#299 Tennessee Technological University Tennessee 67 7
#308 Northern Illinois University Illinois 50 10
#308 Oakland University Michigan 159 30
#308 Montana State University Montana 51 4
#308 Wilkes University Pennsylvania 9 5
#317 Morgan State University Maryland 57 7
#317 University of Mary North Dakota 6 0
#317 Prairie View A&M University Texas 45 7
#317 Marshall University West Virginia 18 0
#328 Georgia Southern University Georgia 44 6
#328 Old Dominion University Virginia 39 2
#332 University of South Alabama Alabama 25 9
#332 Jacksonville University Florida 4 1
#332 Point Park University Pennsylvania 4 2
#332 Texas A&M University--Kingsville Texas 25 10
#342 Mississippi College Mississippi 10 1
#342 University of Akron Ohio 37 4
#342 Cleveland State University Ohio 65 32
#342 University of Texas--Tyler Texas 48 11
#342 Kennesaw State University Georgia 78 3
#353 Arkansas State University Arkansas 8 2
#353 Southern Illinois University--Edwardsville Illinois 26 0
#353 University of Louisiana--Lafayette Louisiana 31 0
#353 Youngstown State University Ohio 34 4
#353 Trevecca Nazarene University Tennessee 2 0
#365 Jackson State University Mississippi 21 1
#365 Liberty University Virginia 9 0
#365 Eastern Washington University Washington 21 0
#376 University of Bridgeport Connecticut 9 7
#376 Tennessee State University Tennessee 7 1
#382 University of Alaska Fairbanks Alaska 8 1
#382 Grand Canyon University Arizona 21 3
#382 University of Colorado--Colorado Springs Colorado 23 0
#382 Colorado Technical University Colorado 7 0
#382 Idaho State University Idaho 11 3
#382 University of New Orleans Louisiana 27 3
#382 Southern University and A&M College Louisiana 8 0
#382 University of Southern Maine Maine 6 0
#382 Wright State University-Main Campus Ohio 47 15
#382 Texas A&M University--Corpus Christi Texas 14 0
#382 East Texas A&M University Texas 8 0
#382 Houston Christian University Texas 17 0
#382 Lamar University Texas 31 1
#382 Tarleton State University Texas 4 0
#382 Texas Southern University Texas 8 0
#382 Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus Puerto Rico 15 0
LAC #3 United States Naval Academy Maryland 23 1
LAC #9 The United States Military Academy at West Point New York 19 0
LAC #29 Bucknell University Pennsylvania 17 2
LAC #30 Lafayette College Pennsylvania 17 6
LAC #44 Union College New York 10 1
LAC #62 Virginia Military Institute Virginia 12 0
LAC #119 Christopher Newport University Virginia 13 0
LAC #172 Brigham Young University-Idaho Idaho 51 7
LAC #172 University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Wisconsin 8 0
LAC #184 Texas A&M University-Texarkana Texas 19 0
— Arizona State University Digital Immersion Arizona 227 3
— California State Polytechnic University-Pomona California 180 3
— California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo California 171 4
— California State University-Northridge California 89 21
— University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez Puerto Rico 77 13
— Purdue University Northwest Indiana 53 24
— Milwaukee School of Engineering Wisconsin 51 3
— University of Wisconsin-Platteville Wisconsin 50 0
— The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art New York 48 7
— Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico Puerto Rico 46 0
— University of Washington-Bothell Campus Washington 46 5
— Naval Postgraduate School California 44 4
— Southern Technical College Florida 44 0
— University of West Florida Florida 41 2
— South Dakota School of Mines and Technology South Dakota 39 2
— Kettering University Michigan 36 1
— University of Tennessee--Chattanooga Tennessee 36 2
— Louisiana Tech University Louisiana 35 1
— Manhattan University New York 34 0
— Wentworth Institute of Technology Massachusetts 33 5
— Arkansas Tech University Arkansas 32 1
— Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg Pennsylvania 32 1
— Lawrence Technological University Michigan 30 16
— Norfolk State University Virginia 30 12
— Franklin W Olin College of Engineering Massachusetts 30 1
— Alabama A & M University Alabama 29 4
— College of Staten Island CUNY New York 29 1
— University of Minnesota-Duluth Minnesota 28 1
— Oregon Institute of Technology Oregon 28 1
— Citadel Military College of South Carolina South Carolina 27 0

Purple: international students are 25% or more of the school's graduates.

Related jobs and pay

OccupationUS employmentMean hourly wageMean annual wage
Architectural and Engineering Managers 220,260 $87.28 $181,540
Electrical Engineers 198,750 $60.15 $125,100
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 96,900 $66.00 $137,280
Computer Hardware Engineers 76,660 $78.21 $162,670
Aerospace Engineers 67,710 $68.30 $142,060
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 40,270 — $124,520

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025.

Graduate counts: IPEDS Completions, US Department of Education, 2002–2025. Rankings: 2027 U.S. News.