Cooperative Engineering Program

Electrical Engineering Undergraduate Program

Careers and Outcomes

Spark something great

Cell phones. Computers. Appliances.

Technology makes life easier – thanks to electrical engineering.

What do electrical engineers do?

They connect the world and make big advances possible.

Electrical engineers turn Earth’s natural resources into heating, lighting, computing, communication and more.

They send energy and information where it needs to go.

When you charge a phone, turn on lights or replace batteries, you’re experiencing the work of an electrical engineer.

Major in electrical engineering

How much money do electrical engineers make?

This career field pays in the six figures and has a stable job outlook.

Your salary may vary depending on where you live, work and how much experience you have.

Pay

$101,000

Average annual pay for electrical engineers. Average starting pay is about $70,000.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

Job growth

7%

Projected job growth this decade for electrical engineers.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

Jobs for electrical engineers

From hardwiring computers to planning a complex power grid, you can do critical work for people and companies everywhere.

Here are a few of the specific career fields you can pursue.

Almost every tech depends on electronic devices or circuits.

Underneath the cover, electronic engineers piece them together.

As you work in this area, you may:
- Design and fabricate the circuit chips that make up electronic building blocks.
- Use circuit chips to design larger and more complex systems and devices.
- Work with transformers, distribution systems, wireless networks, image processing and more.
You’ll be ready to design, analyze and improve high-tech devices.
Robots. Lasers. Electromagnets.

With controls engineering, you can work on the things that make life more efficient.

These engineers can also design the operational systems found in industrial plants, airports and more.

As you explore digital logic and design, you’ll be able to innovate the systems that are vital to everyday life.
Know the power needs of the future and how you can fuel the present.

In this area, you’ll explore how to generate, transmit, distribute and control electric energy.

You’ll balance traditional energy sources (coal, oil, gas) with “green” energy like wind and solar.

Turn the switch toward tomorrow.

Where do our graduates work?

Springfield is a growing hub for engineering. Many of our alumni stay local and move into full-time jobs when they graduate.

Local employers include:

Allgeier, Martin and Associates, Inc.
Associated Electric Cooperative Inc.
Brewer Science
City Utilities
Jenfab
John Deere Reman
Liberty Utilities
Sho-Me Power Electric Cooperative
Toth and Associates