Electrical Engineering at Ohio University - Athens Campus

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

OHIO Athens is located in Athens, Ohio and has a total student population of 25,714. Of the 6,797 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Ohio University - Athens Campus in 2021, 17 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 Athens Electrical Engineering Degrees Available

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

OHIO Athens Electrical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the EE progam at OHIO Athens 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 OHIO Athens 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 Graduate Certificate Schools	13
Best Electrical Engineering Schools	144
Most Focused Electrical Engineering Schools	319

In 2021, 33 students received their master’s degree in EE from OHIO Athens. This makes it the #70 most popular school for EE master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in EE, making the school the #122 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of OHIO Athens EE Graduates

The median salary of EE students who receive their bachelor's degree at OHIO Athens is $74,736. This is 8% higher than $69,521, which is the national average for all EE bachelor's degree recipients.

EE Student Demographics at OHIO Athens

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

OHIO Athens Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in EE from OHIO Athens. About 94% were men and 6% were women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in EE at OHIO Athens 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 University - Athens Campus with a bachelor's in EE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

OHIO Athens Electrical Engineering Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 33 students earned a master's degree in EE from OHIO Athens. About 12% of these graduates were women and the other 88% were men.

Of the students who received a EE master's degree from OHIO Athens, 64% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	21
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

OHIO Athens also has a doctoral program available in EE. In 2021, 3 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Other Engineering
• Engineering Science
• Biomedical Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Industrial 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 University - Athens 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 Robert Chriss under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.