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Electrical & computer engineering at University of Maryland Baltimore County

University of Maryland Baltimore County graduates about 44 electrical & computer engineering majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it tied for 57th of 271 schools we rank for electrical & computer engineering, a strong program at 7.3 out of 10. Graduates in the major earn a median $113,000 four years out, 1.10× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $10 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

7.3/10StrongT-57 of 271 for electrical & computer engineering →
Graduates a year442% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$113,0001.10× the same major nationally
Research in the field$10Ma year, NSF
Admit rate72%whole school
SAT middle 50%1250–1400whole school

Around University of Maryland Baltimore County

Photograph by Eli Pousson, 2017 April 5.
University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC), 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, Photo: Baltimore Heritage from Baltimore, MD, USA · CC0 · source
Photograph by Eli Pousson, 2017 April 5.
University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC), 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, Photo: Baltimore Heritage from Baltimore, MD, USA · CC0 · source
Photograph by Eli Pousson, 2017 April 5.
University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC), 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, Photo: Baltimore Heritage from Baltimore, MD, USA · CC0 · source
Photograph by Eli Pousson, 2017 February 14.
Walter Sondheim, Jr. Sculpture (2005; Antonio Tobias Mendez, sculptor), UniversiPhoto: Baltimore Heritage from Baltimore, MD, USA · CC0 · source

Where electrical & computer engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Engineering, Information Technology/Engineering, Technology Research Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Student housing 24 · Academic 23 · Dorm 6 · Athletics 2 · Library 1 · Offices 1.

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Nearby in the electrical & computer engineering ranking

  1. Washington University in St. Louis 7.4
  2. University of Connecticut 7.4
  3. Stevens Institute of Technology 7.4
  4. University of South Carolina 7.3
  5. Santa Clara University 7.3
  6. California Institute of Technology 7.2
  7. University of Houston 7.2
  8. Iowa State University of Science and Technology 7.1

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How the score works

The score is out of 10 and compares University of Maryland Baltimore County with every school we rank in electrical & computer engineering. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (30%), research spending in electrical engineering (30%, NSF; at least its usual share of the school's EE and computer science research, since joint EECS departments report it either way), the student body's test scores (20%), how many undergraduate courses the department lists, where counted (15%), and the number of graduates in the major (5%; schools file EE and computer engineering under different codes, so the count says little). Pay is compared after a half adjustment for state price levels (BEA), since many graduates move. A program needs at least 15 graduates a year (or 8, with research spending in the field in the top quarter) and data about the program itself (its own graduates' pay, its course catalog or research in the field) to be ranked; school-wide numbers alone never rank a program. Missing inputs drop out and the rest are reweighted. Scores run 0–10 against the other ranked schools: 8.0+ is a standout program, 6.5+ strong, 4.5+ solid. Schools with the same score share a rank. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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