Electrical Engineering at George Washington University

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

GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 27,017 students attend the school each year. Of the 3,572 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from George Washington University in 2021, 7 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.

GWU Electrical Engineering Degrees Available

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

GWU Electrical Engineering Rankings

The EE major at GWU 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.

In 2021, 75 students received their master’s degree in EE from GWU. This makes it the #31 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.

EE Student Demographics at GWU

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

GWU Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 7 EE students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from GWU, about 86% were men and 14% were women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in EE at GWU 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 George Washington University with a bachelor's in EE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

GWU Electrical Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 75 EE majors earned their master's degree from GWU. Of these graduates, 84% were men and 16% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	57
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• General Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Biomedical 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 DC, the home state for George Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Engineers	2,640	$132,530
Architectural and Engineering Managers	1,360	$152,130
Electrical Engineers	530	$118,000
Electronics Engineers	480	$130,630
Aerospace Engineers	310	$138,480

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 Michiel1972 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.