by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Electrical Engineering. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Electrical Engineering is a major offered under the engineering program of study at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in EE, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at UIUC paid an average of $680 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $525 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $15,016 | $27,187 |
| Fees | $2,896 | $2,896 |
EE who receive their master’s degree from UIUC make an average of $106,421 a year during the early days of their career. That is 14% higher than the national average of $93,106.
UIUC does not offer an online option for its EE master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UIUC Online Learning page.
Women made up around 16.7% of the EE students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 23.2%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 12.4% of the EE master’s degrees at UIUC in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 14%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 18 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 22 |
| International Students | 140 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Electrical Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Electrical Engineering | 186 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to electrical engineering.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Engineering | 20 |
| Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 35 |
| Agricultural Engineering | 11 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 30 |
| Chemical Engineering | 10 |
*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.
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