Electrical Engineering at Boston University

What traits are you looking for in a ee school? To help you decide if Boston University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's ee program.

Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 32,718 students attend the school each year.

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.

Boston U Electrical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Boston U Electrical Engineering Rankings

The ee major at Boston U 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.

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in ee, making the school the #65 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

EE Student Demographics at Boston U

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

Boston U Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 79% of ee bachelor's degrees went to men and 21% went to women. The typical ee bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% women. So female students are more repesented at Boston U since its program graduates 3% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities in its ee bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	15
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Boston U Electrical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 76% of ee master's degrees went to men and 24% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	11
International Students	77
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Electrical Engineering

Electrical Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Boston University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Electrical Engineering	149

Related Majors

• Manufacturing Engineering
• Systems Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering

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 MA, the home state for Boston University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Architectural and Engineering Managers	8,190	$156,250
Electrical Engineers	7,520	$113,920
Electronics Engineers	3,830	$120,700
Engineers	3,090	$109,220
Engineering Professors	1,880	$135,140

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Cmcnicoll at English Wikipedia under License

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