Electrical Engineering at Oregon State University

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

Oregon State is located in Corvallis, Oregon and approximately 32,312 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 133 EE majors received their bachelor's degree from Oregon State.

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.

Oregon State Electrical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Oregon State Electrical Engineering Rankings

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

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 Oregon 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
Best Value Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	73
Best Electrical Engineering Schools	139

In 2021, 56 students received their master’s degree in EE from Oregon State. This makes it the #45 most popular school for EE master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 15 students who received their doctoral degrees in EE, making the school the #45 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Oregon State EE Graduates

The median salary of EE students who receive their bachelor's degree at Oregon State is $70,654. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 2% higher than the national average of $69,521 for all EE bachelor's degree recipients.

EE Student Demographics at Oregon State

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

Oregon State Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 133 EE students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Oregon State, about 89% were men and 11% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 Oregon State University with a bachelor's in EE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	64
International Students	25
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

Oregon State Electrical Engineering Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 56 students earned a master's degree in EE from Oregon State. About 23% of these graduates were women and the other 77% were men.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	46
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Oregon State also has a doctoral program available in EE. In 2021, 15 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Architectural Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Robotics Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Agricultural 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 OR, the home state for Oregon State University.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Electronics Engineers	5,480	$94,520
Architectural and Engineering Managers	3,580	$133,490
Engineers	2,760	$90,720
Electrical Engineers	2,550	$90,140
Engineering Professors	430	$103,400

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 Gregkeene under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.