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Electrical Engineering at Auburn University

If you plan to study electrical engineering, take a look at what Auburn University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Auburn is located in Auburn, Alabama and approximately 30,737 students attend the school each year. Of the 5,840 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Auburn University in 2021, 85 of them were electrical engineering majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Electrical Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

Auburn Electrical Engineering Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in EE
  • Master’s Degree in EE
  • Doctorate Degree in EE

Online Classes Are Available at Auburn

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Auburn does offer online education options in EE for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Master’s Degree

Auburn Electrical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the EE progam at Auburn compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The EE major at Auburn is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Electrical Engineering. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
61

In 2021, 22 students received their master’s degree in EE from Auburn. This makes it the #97 most popular school for EE master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in EE, making the school the #84 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Auburn EE Graduates

The median salary of EE students who receive their bachelor's degree at Auburn is $72,274. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 4% higher than the national average of $69,521 for all EE bachelor's degree recipients.

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EE Student Demographics at Auburn

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the EE majors at Auburn University.

Auburn Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

8% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 85 students earned a bachelor's degree in EE from Auburn. About 8% of these graduates were women and the other 92% were men.

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About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in EE at Auburn are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Auburn University with a bachelor's in EE.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 59
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Auburn Electrical Engineering Master’s Program

18% Women
9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The EE program at Auburn awarded 22 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 82% of these degrees went to men with the other 18% going to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Auburn University with a master's in EE.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 11
International Students 9
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Auburn also has a doctoral program available in EE. In 2021, 7 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That EE Grads May Go Into

A degree in EE can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for AL, the home state for Auburn University.

Occupation Jobs in AL Average Salary in AL
Electrical Engineers 4,540 $97,310
Aerospace Engineers 4,080 $115,820
Engineers 3,730 $115,710
Architectural and Engineering Managers 2,290 $138,470
Electronics Engineers 1,730 $108,980

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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