Electrical Engineering at Montana State University

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

MSU Bozeman is located in Bozeman, Montana and approximately 16,218 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,638 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Montana State University in 2021, 46 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.

MSU Bozeman Electrical Engineering Degrees Available

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

MSU Bozeman Electrical Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks EE programs across the country. The following shows how MSU Bozeman 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 MSU Bozeman 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 Focused Electrical Engineering Schools	158
Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools	159
Best Value Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	169

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in EE from MSU Bozeman. This makes it the #175 most popular school for EE master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in EE, making the school the #138 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of MSU Bozeman EE Graduates

The median salary of EE students who receive their bachelor's degree at MSU Bozeman is $70,974. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 2% higher than the national average of $69,521 for all EE bachelor's degree recipients.

EE Student Demographics at MSU Bozeman

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

MSU Bozeman Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 46 students earned a bachelor's degree in EE from MSU Bozeman. About 17% of these graduates were women and the other 83% were men.

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in EE at MSU Bozeman 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 Montana State University with a bachelor's in EE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	33
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

MSU Bozeman Electrical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 5 students who graduated with a master’s in EE from MSU Bozeman in 2021, 80% were men and 20% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

MSU Bozeman also has a doctoral program available in EE. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• General Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering
• Industrial 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 MT, the home state for Montana State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MT	Average Salary in MT
Electrical Engineers	550	$92,120
Architectural and Engineering Managers	260	$125,330
Engineers	210	$79,590
Electronics Engineers	110	$84,660
Engineering Professors	80	$67,970

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 Tim Evanson under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.