Electrical Engineering at Norfolk State University

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

Norfolk State is located in Norfolk, Virginia and approximately 5,457 students attend the school each year. Of the 708 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Norfolk State University in 2021, 12 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.

Norfolk State Electrical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Norfolk State Electrical Engineering Rankings

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

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 Norfolk 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
Most Focused Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	21
Most Focused Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	105
Most Popular Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	117
Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools	228
Most Popular Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	282

In 2021, 15 students received their master’s degree in EE from Norfolk State. This makes it the #118 most popular school for EE master’s degree candidates in the country.

EE Student Demographics at Norfolk State

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

Norfolk State Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

The EE program at Norfolk State awarded 12 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 50% of these degrees went to men with the other 50% going to women. The typical EE bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% women. So female students are more repesented at Norfolk State since its program graduates 32% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 62% 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 Norfolk State University with a bachelor's in EE.

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

Norfolk State Electrical Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 EE majors earned their master's degree from Norfolk State. Of these graduates, 73% were men and 27% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Norfolk State also has a doctoral program available in EE. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• 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 VA, the home state for Norfolk State 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 Kevin Coles under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.