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Electrical engineering at University of Texas–San Antonio

University of Texas–San Antonio graduates about 82 electrical engineering majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 215th of 312 schools we score for electrical engineering, a light program at 43 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $91,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.91×). Research spending in the field runs about $4 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

Graduates a year821% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$91,0000.91× the same major nationally
Research in the field$4Ma year, NSF
Admit rate87%whole school
SAT middle 50%1010–1210whole school

Around University of Texas–San Antonio

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UTSA Golf Cart Parade 2012Photo: Drdak · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
UTSA students hold their birds up during a speech in the University Center Ballr
Spring 2013 UTSA Ring CeremonyPhoto: User:drdak · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
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By the south garage - panoramioPhoto: organic_veggie · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Northwest Side, San Antonio, TX, USA
Northwest Side, San Antonio, TX, USA - panoramio (10)Photo: organic_veggie · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Where electrical engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Science and Engineering Lab, Applied Enginering & Technology, Biotechnology Sciences & Engineering, Engineering Building, Science and Engineering Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Student housing 36 · Academic 25 · Dorm 14 · Athletics 4 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the electrical engineering ranking

  1. North Dakota State University 44
  2. University of Massachusetts–Dartmouth 44
  3. Texas State University 44
  4. United States Coast Guard Academy 44
  5. University of Akron 43
  6. Northern Illinois University 43
  7. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville 43
  8. University of Texas at El Paso 43

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares University of Texas–San Antonio 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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