Electrical Engineering at North Carolina State University

If you are interested in studying electrical engineering, you may want to check out the program at North Carolina State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

NC State is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and has a total student population of 36,042. Of the 6,377 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from North Carolina State University in 2021, 167 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.

NC State Electrical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at NC State

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

NC State does offer online education options in EE for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

NC State Electrical Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks EE programs across the country. The following shows how NC 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 NC 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	53

In 2021, 160 students received their master’s degree in EE from NC State. This makes it the #13 most popular school for EE master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 46 students who received their doctoral degrees in EE, making the school the #9 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do EE Graduates from NC State Make?

The median salary of EE students who receive their bachelor's degree at NC State is $68,806. This is less than $69,521, which is the national average of all EE majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

EE Student Demographics at NC State

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

NC State Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

The EE program at NC State awarded 167 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 82% of these degrees went to men with the other 18% going to women.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in EE at NC State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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 North Carolina State University with a bachelor's in EE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	23
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	102
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

NC State Electrical Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 160 students graduated with a master's degree in EE from NC State. About 78% were men and 22% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	43
International Students	96
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

NC State also has a doctoral program available in EE. In 2021, 46 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Other Engineering
• Construction Engineering
• Operations Research
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Nuclear 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 NC, the home state for North Carolina State University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Electrical Engineers	5,090	$97,490
Architectural and Engineering Managers	4,060	$140,980
Electronics Engineers	2,790	$97,070
Engineers	1,540	$83,900
Engineering Professors	1,400	$89,850

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 Haruhide000 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.