Electrical Engineering

Major Details

at University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA

3.8/5Overall

Ratings at University of Southern California

8 reviews · 7 verified · 75% recommend

Enjoyment
4.0+0.1
Career Prospects
3.6-0.4
Difficulty
4.3+0.2
Workload
4.3
Math Required
4.4-0.2
Writing & Analysis
3.3+0.4
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Student Reviews

Courses & teachingCriticalSophomore Verified
Math required 4/5Writing & analysis 3/5

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

Enjoyment & fitPositiveSophomore Verified
Enjoyment 3/5
Would recommend

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

Careers & next stepsMixedSophomore
Career prospects 5/5

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

Careers & next stepsPositiveSophomore Verified
Career prospects 5/5

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

Careers & next stepsPositiveFreshman Verified
Career prospects 4/5

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

Support & communityPositiveSophomore Verified

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

Enjoyment & fitPositiveGraduated Verified
Enjoyment 5/5
Would not recommend

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.

Courses & teachingPositiveJunior Verified
Math required 3/5Writing & analysis 2/5

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.

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