Electrical Engineering at Cornell 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 Cornell University stacks up to those at other schools.

Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and has a total student population of 23,620.

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.

Cornell Electrical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Cornell Electrical Engineering Rankings

The ee major at Cornell 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 22 students who received their doctoral degrees in ee, making the school the #31 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

EE Student Demographics at Cornell

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

Cornell Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 62% of ee bachelor's degrees went to men and 38% went to women. The typical ee bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% women. So female students are more repesented at Cornell since its program graduates 20% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 27% 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 Cornell University with a bachelor's in ee.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	27
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	30
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

Cornell Electrical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 64% of ee master's degrees went to men and 36% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	21
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	16
International Students	111
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

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 Cornell University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Electrical Engineering	264

Related Majors

• Engineering Mechanics
• General Engineering
• Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Agricultural 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 NY, the home state for Cornell University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Electrical Engineers	10,500	$103,740
Architectural and Engineering Managers	7,330	$161,670
Engineers	4,910	$95,270
Electronics Engineers	3,630	$98,150
Engineering Professors	2,900	$127,010

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 Notyourbroom under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.