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Electrical Engineering at University of California - Berkeley

516 Bachelor's Degrees
161 Master's Degrees
53 Doctor's Degrees
Electrical Engineering is one of the majors in the engineering program at University of California - Berkeley.

We've gathered data and other essential information about the program, such as the average salary of graduates, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more. We've also included details on how UC Berkeley ranks compared to other colleges offering a major in ee.

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Electrical Engineering Degrees Available at UC Berkeley

UC Berkeley EE Rankings

Ranked at #2 in College Factual's most recent rankings, UC Berkeley is in the top 1% of the country for ee students pursuing a bachelor's degree. It is also ranked #1 in California.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools 2
Best Electrical Engineering Schools 2
Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools 2
Highest Paid Doctor’s Degree Electrical Engineering Graduates 2
Highest Paid Electrical Engineering Graduates 4
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Electrical Engineering Graduates 4
Best Electrical Engineering Graduate Degree Schools 4
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Electrical Engineering Graduates 4
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (With Aid) 4
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (With Aid) 5
Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools 5
Best Value Colleges for Electrical Engineering (With Aid) 6
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (With Aid) 8
Best Value Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income $75-$110k) 10
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income $75-$110k) 10
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income $75-$110k) 10
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income $75-$110k) 12
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income $48-$75k) 13
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income $30-$48k) 13
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income $48-$75k) 14
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income $30-$48k) 14
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income $0-$30k) 14
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income $0-$30k) 15
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income Over $110k) 15
Best Value Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income $48-$75k) 16
Best Value Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income $0-$30k) 16
Best Value Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income $30-$48k) 16
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income $0-$30k) 17
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income $30-$48k) 17
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income $48-$75k) 18
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income Over $110k) 24
Best Value Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income Over $110k) 27
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income Over $110k) 28
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering 28
Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering 50
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering 55
Best Value Colleges for Electrical Engineering 187
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering 207

Popularity of EE at UC Berkeley

During the 2020-2021 academic year, University of California - Berkeley handed out 516 bachelor's degrees in electrical engineering. This is an increase of 14% over the previous year when 452 degrees were handed out.

In 2021, 161 students received their master’s degree in ee from UC Berkeley. This makes it the #12 most popular school for ee master’s degree candidates in the country.

In addition, 53 students received their doctoral degrees in ee in 2021, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do EE Graduates from UC Berkeley Make?

$126,367 Bachelor's Median Salary

Salary of EE Graduates with a Bachelor's Degree

The median salary of ee students who receive their bachelor's degree at UC Berkeley is $126,367. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is higher than the national average of $69,521 for all ee bachelor's degree recipients.

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How Much Student Debt Do EE Graduates from UC Berkeley Have?

$14,437 Bachelor's Median Debt

Student Debt of EE Graduates with a Bachelor's Degree

While getting their bachelor's degree at UC Berkeley, ee students borrow a median amount of $14,437 in student loans. This is not too bad considering that the median debt load of all ee bachelor's degree recipients across the country is $25,477.

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The typical student loan payment of a bachelor's degree student from the ee program at UC Berkeley is $357 per month.

UC Berkeley EE Students

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

UC Berkeley Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 80% of ee bachelor's degrees went to men and 20% went to women.

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The majority of bachelor's degree recipients in this major at UC Berkeley are Asian American. In the most recent graduating class for for which data is available, 53% of students fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of California - Berkeley with a bachelor's in ee.

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 272
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 25
White 77
Non-Resident Aliens 73
Other Races 65

UC Berkeley Electrical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 161 students who earned a master's degree in Electrical Engineering from UC Berkeley in 2020-2021, 76% were men and 24% were women.

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The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of California - Berkeley with a master's in ee.

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 62
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 22
Non-Resident Aliens 63
Other Races 11

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 320
Civil Engineering 294
Operations Research 192
Chemical Engineering 175
Biomedical Engineering 161

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