BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
Our accredited Electrical Engineering degree will help your career take off! The B.S. in Electrical Engineering enables you to develop technical skills for a wide range of engineering careers for better job and financial security.
Our electrical engineers are changing the way we interact with the world from computer circuitry, optics, and power systems to putting smart electronics in our cars and wearable devices. Our faculty have been highlighted in many news outlets, including The Wall Street Journal, Wired, CNET, IEEE Spectrum, Gizmag, Popular Science, and the MIT News Office. They also have been featured on television such as CNN, The Discovery Channel, FOX News, and KSL, as well as Scientific Reports.
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World-Class Faculty
As a University of Utah electrical engineering student, you will get to learn from our world-class faculty. -
Learn then Earn
Graduates in our Electrical Engineering program develop a technical skill set to earn high-paying careers. Average salaries for our graduates are $67,000-$70,000. -
Research Opportunities
Students have opportunities to work in research labs as well as clinic groups figuring out real-world engineering problems.
What Makes Us Unique
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- In 2011, the department surpassed $10 Million in research dollars (compared with $2.5 Million spent in 2005).
- The number of ECE faculty at the University of Utah has more than doubled in the past 15 years.
- We have tripled the number of Ph.D. students in the last six years.
- Nearly 100% of our Ph.D. candidates get research funding and financial assistance. We also fund many master's students.
- USTAR funded a $150 Million research center on campus as well as seven new outstanding junior and senior faculty members in the ECE department. USTAR collaborates with the University of Utah to create world-class research teams in strategic areas in engineering.
How It Works
A Degree Program That Works For You
The University of Utah is committed to letting you go to school in a manner that best serves your long-term goals. We pair intensive lectures and labs with homework, quizzes, and tests in order to create an education that works for you.
Our electives program is flexible allowing you to tailor your degree emphasis to your own interests. You should expect to work hard and spend 30-40 hours or more per week on your studies, depending on your credit hour load.
How Much Will It Cost?
The University of Utah has the most affordable PAC-12 engineering education you can get! The State of Utah is committed to keeping tuition low so that you can graduate as debt-free as possible! Check out the University of Utah Tuition Calculator for an estimate of what your tuition might cost.
Remember, the more credits you take in one semester, the more affordable your degree becomes!
Utah's Growing Tech Sector
Accredited, Approved, and Respected
The electrical engineering degree is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission, while the University of Utah has maintained its own regional accreditation through the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) since 1933. Accreditation through both ABET and NWCCU means that the institution and the program meets the established standards of educational quality and effectiveness for engineering.
