by our College Data Analytics TeamWe'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 UT Rio Grande Valley ranks compared to other colleges offering a major in ee.
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The bachelor's program at UT Rio Grande Valley was ranked #188 on College Factual's Best Schools for ee list. It is also ranked #11 in Texas.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley handed out 52 bachelor's degrees in electrical engineering. This is a decrease of 19% over the previous year when 64 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 24 students received their master’s degree in ee from UT Rio Grande Valley. This makes it the #89 most popular school for ee master’s degree candidates in the country.
EE majors who earn their bachelor's degree from UT Rio Grande Valley go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $65,185 a year. This is less than $69,521, which is the national median of all ee majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.
While getting their bachelor's degree at UT Rio Grande Valley, ee students borrow a median amount of $19,250 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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Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the ee majors at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.
Of the 52 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from UT Rio Grande Valley in 2020-2021, 90% were men and 10% were women.
The majority of the bachelor's degree graduates for this major are Hispanic or Latino. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 88% of grads fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley with a bachelor's in ee.
| Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 46 |
| White | 0 |
| Non-Resident Aliens | 3 |
| Other Races | 0 |
The ee program at UT Rio Grande Valley awarded 24 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 83% of these degrees went to men with the other 17% going to women.
The majority of master's degree recipients in this major at UT Rio Grande Valley are Asian American. In the most recent graduating class for for which data is available, 54% of students fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley with a master's in ee.
| Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 13 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 |
| White | 1 |
| Non-Resident Aliens | 0 |
| Other Races | 1 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering | 153 |
| Civil Engineering | 91 |
| Computer Engineering | 37 |
| Manufacturing Engineering | 26 |
