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Electrical Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Electrical Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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 Massachusetts Institute of Technology stacks up to those at other schools.

MIT is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 11,254.

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.

MIT Electrical Engineering Degrees Available

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

MIT Electrical Engineering Rankings

The ee major at MIT 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 48 students who received their doctoral degrees in ee. This makes the school the #6 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

EE Student Demographics at MIT

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the ee majors at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

MIT Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

46% Women
66% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 54% of ee bachelor's degrees went to men and 46% went to women. The typical ee bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% women. So female students are more repesented at MIT since its program graduates 28% more women than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 34% 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 Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a bachelor's in ee.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 27
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 15
White 18
International Students 9
Other Races/Ethnicities 12

MIT Electrical Engineering Master’s Program

44% Women
37% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 56% of ee master's degrees went to men and 44% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% women graduate in ee each year. MIT does a better job at serving the female population as it supports 25% more women than average.

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In the ee master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 37% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 15
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 25
International Students 22
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

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 Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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
Engineering Professors 1,880 $135,140
Aerospace Engineers 630 $119,700

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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