Electrical Engineering at Northeastern University

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

Northeastern is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 22,905 students attend the school each year.

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.

Northeastern Electrical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Northeastern Electrical Engineering Rankings

The ee major at Northeastern 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 34 students who received their doctoral degrees in ee, making the school the #16 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

EE Student Demographics at Northeastern

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the ee majors at Northeastern University.

Northeastern Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 78% of ee bachelor's degrees went to men and 22% went to women. The typical ee bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% women. So female students are more repesented at Northeastern since its program graduates 3% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 Northeastern University with a bachelor's in ee.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	19
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	37
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Northeastern Electrical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 83% of ee master's degrees went to men and 17% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	26
International Students	109
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Electrical Engineering

The following ee concentations are available at Northeastern University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Northeastern University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Electrical Engineering	273

Related Majors

• Robotics Engineering
• Operations Research
• Systems Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Civil 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 MA, the home state for Northeastern University.

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
Engineers	3,090	$109,220
Engineering Professors	1,880	$135,140

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 (User:Piotrus) under License

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