Electrical Engineering

Electrical engineers design, test and manufacture electrical and electronic systems and devices. They help develop hybrid vehicles, wireless communications, flight control systems, radar systems and numerous other innovations.

Electrical engineers use their skills to work with hardware, including:

  • Circuits
  • Phones
  • Computers
  • Robotics
  • Autonomous Systems
  • Augmented/virtual reality
 
students working on a computer chip

KU electrical engineering undergraduate average full-time starting salary*

 $83,800

*Self-reported data collected from 2024 KU First Destination Survey of all graduating students.

Where do electrical engineering graduates work?

 
  • Banking and finance
  • Computer industry
  • Telecommunications
  • Consulting firms
  • Software companies
  • Government/defense
  • Public utilities
  • Consumer electronics