Electrical Engineering at Michigan State University

If you plan to study electrical engineering, take a look at what Michigan State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and approximately 49,695 students attend the school each year. Of the 9,450 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University in 2021, 100 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.

Michigan State Electrical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Michigan State Electrical Engineering Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The EE major at Michigan State 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
Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	34
	38
Best Electrical Engineering Schools	45
	46
Best Value Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	69

In 2021, 25 students received their master’s degree in EE from Michigan State. This makes it the #85 most popular school for EE master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 26 students who received their doctoral degrees in EE, making the school the #27 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Michigan State EE Graduates

The median salary of EE students who receive their bachelor's degree at Michigan State is $71,673. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 3% higher than the national average of $69,521 for all EE bachelor's degree recipients.

EE Student Demographics at Michigan State

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

Michigan State Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

The EE program at Michigan State awarded 100 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 83% of these degrees went to men with the other 17% going to women.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in EE at Michigan State 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 Michigan State University with a bachelor's in EE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	63
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Michigan State Electrical Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 students graduated with a master's degree in EE from Michigan State. About 80% were men and 20% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	9
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Michigan State also has a doctoral program available in EE. In 2021, 26 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Engineering Mechanics
• Biomedical Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Other 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 MI, the home state for Michigan State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Architectural and Engineering Managers	10,460	$132,810
Electrical Engineers	9,190	$90,700
Electronics Engineers	4,020	$90,230
Engineering Professors	1,640	$106,740

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 Jeffness under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.