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Electrical engineering at UTRGV

UTRGV graduates about 49 electrical engineering majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 265th of 312 schools we score for electrical engineering, a light program at 31 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $86,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.86×). Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

31/100Light#265 of 312 for electrical engineering →
Graduates a year491% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$86,0000.86× the same major nationally
Research in the field$2Ma year, NSF
Admit rate88%whole school
SAT middle 50%830–1090whole school

Around UTRGV

Engineering and Computer Science Building, UTPA
Engineering and Computer Science Building, UTPA - panoramioPhoto: Alex Garrido · CC BY 3.0 · source
Edinburg, TX, USA
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UTPA Tree Walkway
UTPA Tree Walkway - panoramioPhoto: Alex Garrido · CC BY 3.0 · source
Right in the heart of the Science Building, University of Texas Pan American
Right in the heart of the Science Building, University of Texas Pan American - pPhoto: Alex Garrido · CC BY 3.0 · source

Where electrical engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Interdisciplinary Engineering & Academic Building, International Trade & Technology, Engineering Portable.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 51 · Dorm 8 · Athletics 3 · Arts 3 · Dining 1 · Chapel 1.

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Nearby in the electrical engineering ranking

  1. Widener University 32
  2. Indiana Institute of Technology 32
  3. John Brown University 32
  4. Cleveland State University 31
  5. University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 30
  6. University of West Florida 30
  7. Arkansas State University 30
  8. Tuskegee University 30

Other strong majors at UTRGV

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UTRGV 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.

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