Career Information and Further Study
Electrical engineers are involved in a broad spectrum of challenging activities, such as research and development, product design, manufacturing, operations, service, technical sales, marketing, consulting, education, and policy making.
EE Alumni have found employment in the following fields:
Academia
Circuit design
Communications
Consulting
Department of Defense (Air Force, Army, Navy, Marines)
Education
Electrical systems
Environmental protection
Maintenance
Management
Manufacturing
Medical electronics and imaging
Multimedia industry
Nanotechnology
Operation of technical systems
Patent application and review
Public policy
Power engineering
Product design
Radar Imaging
Research and development
Service
Signal Processing Industry
Specialized software design (e.g. software radios
Technical sales and marketing
Teaching and education
Venture capital investment
Video Technology
Wireless Communications and Networking Industry
Salary Information
Starting salary for graduates with a BS in Electrical/Electronics/ and Communications Engineering is $63,700 (NACE, Salary Survey April, 2014)
Factors influencing salary: Skills, experience, internship,
project and design experience, geographic location, and size of company.
Educational level influence on salary:
The average starting salary for a graduate with a master's degree is $72,700. For a graduate
with a PhD, the average starting salary is $88,333.
What percentage of graduates goes on to graduate school?
25%
What percentage of graduates goes on to find related employment?
75%
Formal system of tracking graduates
The department tracks graduates and communicates with them. Tracking is done by the School of Engineering & Applied Sciences Alumni Association.
Professional Society
The primary professional society is the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). IEEE is the largest technical professional society with over 3.5 million technical articles, more than 170 journals
and magazines and a total membership of over 430,000 members.