Electrical Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Every electrical engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the EE program at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute stacks up to those at other schools.

RPI is located in Troy, New York and approximately 7,501 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,582 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 2021, 96 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.

RPI Electrical Engineering Degrees Available

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

RPI Electrical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the EE progam at RPI 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 RPI 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
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In 2021, 25 students received their master’s degree in EE from RPI. This makes it the #85 most popular school for EE master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in EE, making the school the #65 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do EE Graduates from RPI Make?

The median salary of EE students who receive their bachelor's degree at RPI is $72,826. This is 5% higher than $69,521, which is the national average for all EE bachelor's degree recipients.

EE Student Demographics at RPI

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the EE majors at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

RPI Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 96 students earned a bachelor's degree in EE from RPI. About 16% of these graduates were women and the other 84% were men.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	28
International Students	40
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

RPI Electrical Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 students graduated with a master's degree in EE from RPI. About 84% were men and 16% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

RPI also has a doctoral program available in EE. In 2021, 10 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Systems Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Nuclear Engineering
• Materials 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 NY, the home state for Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Electrical Engineers	10,500	$103,740
Architectural and Engineering Managers	7,330	$161,670
Engineers	4,910	$95,270
Electronics Engineers	3,630	$98,150
Engineering Professors	2,900	$127,010

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 UpstateNYer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.