Electrical engineering at San Diego
San Diego graduates about 26 electrical engineering majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 150th of 312 schools we score for electrical engineering, a solid program at 55 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $110,000 four years out, 1.11× what the same major pays nationally.
Around San Diego
Where electrical engineering happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Shiley Center for Science & Technology, Belanich Engineering Center.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 17 · Dorm 17 · Athletics 2 · Dining 1 · Chapel 1.
Nearby in the electrical engineering ranking
Other strong majors at San Diego
- Business & finance 87 · #36
- Accounting 86 · #49
- Communications & media 83 · #83
- Marketing 83 · #57
- Finance 82 · #60
- Languages 81 · #115
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares San Diego with every school we score in electrical engineering. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.