Electrical engineering

The future

is what we do

Drive innovations

beyond imagination

Gain skills and knowledge to shape the future of technology.

The smarts inside your smart home. Satellites that measure weather and climate. The sensing technologies that tell a self-driving car to watch for obstacles. The imaging tools that help physicians peer inside the human body. Electrical engineering makes it all possible.

Five Reasons Why Electrical Engineering at CSU is a Great Major

Great salaries and career satisfaction

Electrical engineering grads consistently earn among the highest starting salaries across CSU.

Turn science fiction into living, breathing science

Electrical engineers play a key role in transforming seemingly futuristic concepts into real-world solutions.

Electrical Engineering powers innovation

Learn how to drive progress in nearly every industry. From advancing medical imaging technologies to creating sustainable solutions for the electric power grid, EE is the backbone of modern life.

It's hands-on

At CSU, you won't just learn theory, you'll DO engineering. Gain skills to turn your bold ideas into innovative projects that solve real problems.

Our faculty are among the best

You’ll learn from professors who are recognized worldwide for their excellence—not only as researchers (think: National Academy of Engineering) but also as phenomenal, caring teachers.

Explore Electrical Engineering

Concentrations

Dive deeper into your favorite topics

Learn how to innovate and connect people with devices and systems that are beyond imagination. Complement your electrical engineering degree program with an area of specialization.

Aerospace

Biomedical Engineering

Lasers and Optics

THE PLACE for high power lasers

CSU is THE PLACE for high power laser innovation, education, research, and workforce development. We are building one of the nation’s most powerful laser research facilities in the world on our Foothills Campus.

Imagine yourself in this new facility. The Advanced Technology Lasers for Applications and Science Facility, known as ATLAS, will open in 2026.

Your path to

Great Career Outcomes

Gain skills for a diverse range of industries.

Machine Learning + AI • Space + Aerospace • Computer Chip Design • Embedded + IoT Systems • Computer Networks, Information Systems, and Cybersecurity • Biosciences, Biomedical Engineering, and Health Sciences • Power + Energy Systems • Manufacturing • Healthcare Systems

$81,897

Average starting salary for CSU Electrical and Computer Engineering graduates.

94%

Employment related to major, based on CSU First Destination data.

Top 10

Major in demand (nationally) for B.S., M.S., and Ph.D.

A career with purpose

I chose electrical engineering because I wanted to use technology to create a better world.
Alumna Victoria Bohannon-Pea, who helped engineer a pet dragon for teenage cancer surivior

Join us at the

Technology Forefront

Our professors are driving innovation and preparing students for the rapidly changing digital world.