Electrical Engineering at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

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

Rutgers New Brunswick is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey and approximately 50,411 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 222 EE majors received their bachelor's degree from Rutgers New Brunswick.

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.

Rutgers New Brunswick Electrical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Rutgers New Brunswick Electrical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the EE progam at Rutgers New Brunswick 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 Rutgers New Brunswick 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	24
Most Focused Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	42
Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	55
Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	58
Best Electrical Engineering Schools	89

In 2021, 69 students received their master’s degree in EE from Rutgers New Brunswick. This makes it the #37 most popular school for EE master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 28 students who received their doctoral degrees in EE, making the school the #24 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Rutgers New Brunswick EE Graduates

The median salary of EE students who receive their bachelor's degree at Rutgers New Brunswick is $70,205. This is 1% higher than $69,521, which is the national average for all EE bachelor's degree recipients.

EE Student Demographics at Rutgers New Brunswick

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the EE majors at Rutgers University - New Brunswick.

Rutgers New Brunswick Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 222 EE majors earned their bachelor's degree from Rutgers New Brunswick. Of these graduates, 82% were men and 18% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 34% 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 Rutgers University - New Brunswick with a bachelor's in EE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	109
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	55
International Students	21
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

Rutgers New Brunswick Electrical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 69 students who earned a master's degree in Electrical Engineering from Rutgers New Brunswick in 2020-2021, 81% were men and 19% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	5
International Students	50
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Rutgers New Brunswick also has a doctoral program available in EE. In 2021, 28 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Systems Engineering
• Agricultural Engineering
• Engineering Science
• Ceramic Engineering
• Aerospace & Aeronautical 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 NJ, the home state for Rutgers University - New Brunswick.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Architectural and Engineering Managers	4,020	$163,440
Electrical Engineers	3,590	$118,120
Engineers	3,470	$114,990
Electronics Engineers	3,160	$113,560
Aerospace Engineers	1,840	$115,850

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 Zampromote under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.