Electrical Engineering at George Mason 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 George Mason University stacks up to those at other schools.

GMU is located in Fairfax, Virginia and approximately 38,541 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 74 EE majors received their bachelor's degree from GMU.

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.

GMU Electrical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at GMU

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, GMU does offer online courses in EE for the following degree levels:

GMU Electrical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the EE progam at GMU 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 GMU 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 Online Electrical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools	5
Most Focused Electrical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools	24
	56
	57
Most Focused Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	147
Most Focused Electrical Engineering Schools	235

In 2021, 26 students received their master’s degree in EE from GMU. This makes it the #81 most popular school for EE master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in EE, making the school the #96 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of GMU EE Graduates

The median salary of EE students who receive their bachelor's degree at GMU is $70,242. This is 1% higher than $69,521, which is the national average for all EE bachelor's degree recipients.

EE Student Demographics at GMU

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

GMU Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 86% of EE bachelor's degrees went to men and 14% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 23% 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 George Mason University with a bachelor's in EE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	23
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	28
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

GMU Electrical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 26 EE students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from GMU, about 96% were men and 4% were women.

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

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

GMU also has a doctoral program available in EE. In 2021, 6 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Operations Research
• Construction Engineering
• Industrial Engineering
• Systems Engineering
• Biomedical 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 VA, the home state for George Mason University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Electrical Engineers	6,880	$109,690
Electronics Engineers	4,940	$114,990
Engineers	4,190	$118,390
Architectural and Engineering Managers	4,030	$164,300
Aerospace Engineers	2,060	$127,390

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 Lucien Dalarun under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.