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Major Overview for Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering

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Overview for Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering

A program that prepares individuals to apply mathematical and scientific principles to the design, development and operational evaluation of electrical, electronic and related communications systems and their components, including electrical power generation systems; and the analysis of problems such as superconductor, wave propagation, energy storage and retrieval, and reception and amplification.

Careers for Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering Majors

A major in Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering is highly relevant for the following careers. National averages for wages in each career is provided.

Colleges Offering a Major in Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering

Top 50 U.S. Colleges with the most degrees awarded of Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering among the 2006-2007 graduating class.

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded*/
Percentage
SelectivityCost*
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX
260
(3.1%)
Moderately Selective$17,046
University of California-Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
258
(3.9%)
Most Selective$22,247
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
Atlanta, GA
254
(10.0%)
Moderately Selective$15,133
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL
233
(3.3%)
Minimally Selective$20,526
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
Pomona, CA
232
(6.2%)
Minimally Selective$13,157
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, NY
199
(16.0%)
Highly Selective$47,298
North Carolina State University at Raleigh
Raleigh, NC
198
(4.3%)
Moderately Selective$13,417
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
University Park, PA
183
(1.9%)
Moderately Selective$21,752
The Ohio State University - Columbus Campus
Columbus, OH
176
(2.0%)
Moderately Selective$18,165
University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA
176
(2.5%)
Moderately Selective$15,730
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* The number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2006-2007 graduating class.