Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Electrical engineering is a professional engineering discipline that generally deals with the study and application of electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism. This field first became an identifiable occupation in the later half of the 19th century after commercialization of the electric telegraph, the telephone, and electric power distribution and use. Subsequently, broadcasting and recording media made electronics part of daily life. The invention of the transistor, and later the integrated circuit, brought down the cost of electronics to the point they can be used in almost any household object.
Electrical engineering has now subdivided into a wide range of subfields including electronics, digital computers, computer engineering, power engineering, telecommunications, control systems, radio-frequency engineering, signal processing, instrumentation, and microelectronics. Many of these subdisciplines overlap with other engineering branches, spanning a huge number of specializations such as hardware engineering, power electronics, electromagnetics & waves, microwave engineering, nanotechnology, electrochemistry, renewable energies, mechatronics, electrical materials science, and much more. See glossary of electrical and electronics engineering.
Electrical engineers typically hold a degree in electrical engineering or electronic engineering. Practicing engineers may have professional certification and be members of a professional body. Such bodies include the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) (formerly the IEE).
Electrical engineers work in a very wide range of industries and the skills required are likewise variable. These range from basic circuit theory to the management skills required of a project manager. The tools and equipment that an individual engineer may need are similarly variable, ranging from a simple voltmeter to a top end analyzer to sophisticated design and manufacturing software.
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Matching Electrical and Electronics Engineering Colleges
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
Four or more years; Public; $30,604 average out-state tuition; $10,008 average in-state tuition |
University of Southern California
Four or more years; Private not for profit; $53,448 average out-state tuition; $53,448 average in-state tuition |
University of California-Berkeley
Four or more years; Public; $39,516 average out-state tuition; $11,502 average in-state tuition |
The University of Texas at Austin
Four or more years; Public; $36,744 average out-state tuition; $10,398 average in-state tuition |
San Jose State University
Four or more years; Public; $17,622 average out-state tuition; $5,742 average in-state tuition |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Four or more years; Public; $31,681 average out-state tuition; $14,255 average in-state tuition |
Arizona State University-Tempe
Four or more years; Public; $26,684 average out-state tuition; $10,104 average in-state tuition |
Scholarships for Electrical and Electronics Engineering Majors
Edith Nourse Rogers STEM ScholarshipU.S. Department of Veterans Affairs |
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award Up to $30,000 |
deadline Varies |
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Engineering Honors Scholarship - Greenville UniversityGreenville University |
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award $20,500 |
deadline Varies |
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SOLV Energy Women in Solar ScholarshipSolar Energy International (SEI) |
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award $10,000 |
deadline Varies |
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TMCF | PPG Foundation ScholarshipThurgood Marshall College Fund |
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award Up to $10,000 |
deadline March 27, 2023 |
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Lockheed Martin STEM ScholarshipLockheed Martin |
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award $10,000 |
deadline March 31, 2023 |
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TSU Ingram Engineering ScholarshipTexas State University - San Marcos |
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award $8,000 |
deadline December 15, 2023 |
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LogicMonitor Women in STEM ScholarshipLogicMonitor |
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award $6,000 |
deadline March 31, 2023 |
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WHVACR ScholarshipWomen in HVACR |
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award $5,000 |
deadline Varies |
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Sperry Goodman ScholarshipSeattle University |
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award $5,000 |
deadline March 06, 2023 |
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Microsoft Disability ScholarshipMicrosoft Corporation |
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award $5,000 |
deadline March 15, 2023 |
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