Electrical Engineering at Purdue University - Main Campus

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

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and has a total student population of 46,655.

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.

Purdue Electrical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Purdue Electrical Engineering Rankings

The ee major at Purdue 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.

There were 80 students who received their doctoral degrees in ee, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

EE Student Demographics at Purdue

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the ee majors at Purdue University - Main Campus.

Purdue Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 80% of ee bachelor's degrees went to men and 20% went to women. The typical ee bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% women. So female students are more repesented at Purdue since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ee at Purdue 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 Purdue University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in ee.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	25
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	90
International Students	43
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Purdue Electrical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 80% of ee master's degrees went to men and 20% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	24
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	60
International Students	108
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Electrical Engineering

Electrical Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Purdue University - Main Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Electrical Engineering	366

Related Majors

• Construction Engineering
• Nuclear Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Other Engineering
• General 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 IN, the home state for Purdue University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Architectural and Engineering Managers	4,120	$123,180
Electrical Engineers	3,210	$86,100
Electronics Engineers	2,380	$91,010
Engineers	2,380	$73,340

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 Abhijitsathe under License

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