What students report

83% recommend

Review sample

  • Freshman113%
  • Sophomore563%
  • Junior113%
  • Alumni113%
Career prospects-0.3

0.0/5 here

Lower career outlook here

Elsewhere 4.2Here 3.9
EnjoymentSimilar

0.0/5 here

About typical for this major

Elsewhere 3.8Here 3.9
DifficultySimilar

0.0/5 here

About typical for this major

Elsewhere 4.1Here 4.2

What stands out

  • Lower career outlook. Career prospects is 0.3 points lower than the same major at other schools.

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Bruce Chen
Flexible major suprisingly, more like general engineering in my experience as undergraduate. Offers extremely wide range of courses in enginnering field. Might differ from many people's expectation, if you don't love math/theory…

Courses & teaching

Anonymous student
Hardware & software both involved so easy to transfer to other tech major and more options for students

Careers & next steps

Anonymous student
EE lets you become very specialized but still have many options to pursue. Also great as an intersection between fields.

Careers & next steps

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Student reviews

8 reviews

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Courses & teachingPositive

Flexible major suprisingly, more like general engineering in my experience as undergraduate. Offers extremely wide range of courses in enginnering field.

Might differ from many people's expectation, if you don't love math/theory that much, you can still find something interesting in this major. However, double a major in apply math might be beneficial if you got extra time.

Bruce Chen · JuniorElectrical Engineering
Math
3.0/5
Writing
2.0/5
Jul 2025
Careers & next stepsPositive

Hardware & software both involved so easy to transfer to other tech major and more options for students

Anonymous studentFreshman
Career
4.0/5
Oct 2025
Careers & next stepsPositive

EE lets you become very specialized but still have many options to pursue. Also great as an intersection between fields.

Anonymous studentSophomore
Career
5.0/5
Apr 2026
Courses & teachingPositive

I wanna recommend eve to other students, meanly because the professor and the lab opportunity that usc give us.

Anonymous studentSophomore
Math
5.0/5
Writing
5.0/5
Oct 2025
Courses & teachingPositive

The major is pretty fun and interesting, delving into hardware and software.

Switched from Cognitive Science

Anonymous studentSophomore
Math
3.0/5
Writing
3.0/5
Apr 2026
Careers & next stepsMixed

I had always been curious about how things work “behind the scenes.” How does a signal travel across the world in a fraction of a second? How does a tiny microchip control an entire system? How do we convert renewable energy into usable power? Electrical Engineering provided a path to answer these questions while giving me the opportunity to design solutions myself. Another major reason was career flexibility: EE graduates can pursue roles in electronics, semiconductors, aerospace, software, hardware, and even finance or consulting.

Anonymous studentGraduated
Career
2.0/5
Oct 2025
Courses & teachingCritical

Honestly, terrible professors, boring, major, not worth it

Anonymous studentSophomore
Math
4.0/5
Writing
3.0/5
Apr 2026
Careers & next stepsMixed

Intersectionality is great, lots of career options, very intense and can be overwhelming.

Anonymous studentSophomore
Career
5.0/5
Apr 2026

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