Electronics Engineering Degrees

Electronics is a subfield of electrical engineering in which engineer’s design and test circuits to perform specific tasks. You probably have one of those circuits in your pocket, your smartphone, as well as in your car, and your electric toothbrush.

Jobs & Salaries

Electronics engineers design, build, repair and modify electrical components in machines and devices. Hospitals, for example, are packed with machines designed and perfected by electrical engineers. Natural resource extraction companies, like oil, gas, and mining, hire many electronics engineers, but the U.S. government hires the most and pays the best, at an average annual salary of $77,000. Much of the work is in electronic component manufacturing and communications equipment manufacturing, which pay an average salary of around $52,700.

Degree Requirements

As with other engineering majors, entry into a bachelor’s degree program is competitive and requires strong grades in math and science from high school or a previous college. Electrical engineering majors study electromagnetics and network theory, and can specialize in machines, power generation and distribution, among other subjects. There is a lot of overlap with electrical engineering, and both majors include heavy coursework in math and science. Both disciplines are concerned with how to create power, and deliver it where it needs to go.