Electrical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University

Every electrical engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the EE program at Carnegie Mellon University stacks up to those at other schools.

Carnegie Mellon is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 13,519. Of the 1,953 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Carnegie Mellon University in 2021, 164 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.

Carnegie Mellon Electrical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Carnegie Mellon Electrical Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks EE programs across the country. The following shows how Carnegie Mellon performed in these rankings.

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 Carnegie Mellon 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
Most Popular Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	2
Most Focused Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	3
Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools	4
Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	6
Best Value Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	113

In 2021, 341 students received their master’s degree in EE from Carnegie Mellon. This makes it the #2 most popular school for EE master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 43 students who received their doctoral degrees in EE, making the school the #11 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do EE Graduates from Carnegie Mellon Make?

The median salary of EE students who receive their bachelor's degree at Carnegie Mellon is $116,935. This is 68% higher than $69,521, which is the national average for all EE bachelor's degree recipients.

EE Student Demographics at Carnegie Mellon

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

Carnegie Mellon Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 164 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in EE from Carnegie Mellon in 2021, 63% were men and 37% were women. The typical EE bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% women. So female students are more repesented at Carnegie Mellon since its program graduates 19% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 30% 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 Carnegie Mellon University with a bachelor's in EE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	64
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	29
International Students	31
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

Carnegie Mellon Electrical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 72% of EE master's degrees went to men and 28% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	28
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	15
International Students	271
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

Carnegie Mellon also has a doctoral program available in EE. In 2021, 43 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Manufacturing Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Engineering Mechanics
• Construction Engineering
• Operations Research

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 PA, the home state for Carnegie Mellon University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Electrical Engineers	8,870	$94,870
Architectural and Engineering Managers	7,220	$150,400
Engineers	4,850	$96,550
Electronics Engineers	3,760	$98,130
Engineering Professors	2,950	$114,870

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.