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Grainger College of Engineering
CompareElectrical Engineering is a major within the Department of Engineering. The major involves technology in all aspects of life, whether it's wires, devices, space, the human body, or other mediums. It has applications in electrical power, communications, information technology, nanotechnology, and biotechnology. This major may be for you if you enjoy tinkering and dream of making something new.
90% employed or continuing education
49% employed after graduation
41% attending graduate school
$81,616 average starting annual income
Sample employer destinations: Texas Instruments (6), Northrop Grumman (6), Texas Instruments (5) View All
Sample grad school destinations: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Carnegie Mellon University, Stanford University View All
4.0 years to degree
95% first-year retention rate
74% four-year graduation rate
86% six-year graduation rate