Electrical Engineering at Ohio State University - Main Campus

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

Ohio State is located in Columbus, Ohio and approximately 61,369 students attend the school each year. Of the 12,018 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Ohio State University - Main Campus in 2021, 177 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.

Ohio State Electrical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Ohio State Electrical Engineering Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The EE major at Ohio 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 Popular Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	6
Most Popular Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	18

In 2021, 107 students received their master’s degree in EE from Ohio State. This makes it the #18 most popular school for EE master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 48 students who received their doctoral degrees in EE, making the school the #6 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Ohio State EE Graduates

The median salary of EE students who receive their bachelor's degree at Ohio State is $70,372. This is 1% higher than $69,521, which is the national average for all EE bachelor's degree recipients.

EE Student Demographics at Ohio State

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

Ohio State Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 177 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in EE from Ohio State. About 86% were men and 14% were women.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in EE at Ohio State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Ohio State University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in EE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	112
International Students	24
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Ohio State Electrical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 107 students who earned a master's degree in Electrical Engineering from Ohio State in 2020-2021, 82% were men and 18% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	19
International Students	77
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Ohio State also has a doctoral program available in EE. In 2021, 48 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Nuclear Engineering
• Engineering Physics
• General Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• 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 OH, the home state for Ohio State University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Engineers	7,100	$93,370
Electrical Engineers	6,760	$85,320
Architectural and Engineering Managers	6,160	$135,360
Aerospace Engineers	3,880	$112,480
Electronics Engineers	3,560	$95,250

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 Michael Barera under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.