Electrical Engineering at Northeastern University

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

Northeastern is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 22,905 students attend the school each year. Of the 4,358 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Northeastern University in 2021, 64 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.

Northeastern Electrical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Northeastern Electrical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the EE progam at Northeastern compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	16
Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	48
Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	49
Best Value Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	276

In 2021, 175 students received their master’s degree in EE from Northeastern. This makes it the #9 most popular school for EE master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

Earnings of Northeastern EE Graduates

The median salary of EE students who receive their bachelor's degree at Northeastern is $77,708. This is 12% higher than $69,521, which is the national average for all EE bachelor's degree recipients.

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

Of the 64 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from Northeastern in 2020-2021, 75% were men and 25% were 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 7% more women than 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	15
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	31
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Northeastern Electrical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 175 students who graduated with a master’s in EE from Northeastern in 2021, 79% were men and 21% were 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	12
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	28
International Students	125
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Northeastern also has a doctoral program available in EE. In 2021, 34 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.