Electrical Engineering at Northern Arizona University

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

NAU is located in Flagstaff, Arizona and has a total student population of 29,566. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 57 students received a bachelor's degree in EE from NAU.

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.

NAU Electrical Engineering Degrees Available

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

NAU Electrical Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks EE programs across the country. The following shows how NAU 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 NAU 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 Master’s Degree Schools	195
Most Focused Electrical Engineering Schools	291

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in EE from NAU. This makes it the #196 most popular school for EE master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of NAU EE Graduates

The median salary of EE students who receive their bachelor's degree at NAU is $67,225. 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 NAU

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

NAU Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 57 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in EE from NAU. About 89% were men and 11% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	25
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

NAU Electrical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of EE master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

In the EE master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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

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

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

Related Majors

• Computer Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Engineering Science
• Environmental 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 AZ, the home state for Northern Arizona University.

Occupation	Jobs in AZ	Average Salary in AZ
Electronics Engineers	5,020	$103,510
Electrical Engineers	4,840	$106,260
Architectural and Engineering Managers	3,490	$133,860
Aerospace Engineers	2,230	$107,230
Engineers	2,160	$94,450

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 Teksaz227 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.