Electrical Engineering at Tufts University

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

Tufts is located in Medford, Massachusetts and approximately 12,219 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 17 EE majors received their bachelor's degree from Tufts.

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.

Tufts Electrical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Tufts Electrical Engineering Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The EE major at Tufts 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 Schools	170

In 2021, 25 students received their master’s degree in EE from Tufts. This makes it the #85 most popular school for EE master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in EE, making the school the #110 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

EE Student Demographics at Tufts

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

Tufts Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in EE from Tufts. About 59% were men and 41% were women. The typical EE bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% women. So female students are more repesented at Tufts since its program graduates 23% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Tufts Electrical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 25 students who earned a master's degree in Electrical Engineering from Tufts in 2020-2021, 84% were men and 16% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Tufts also has a doctoral program available in EE. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Materials Engineering
• General Engineering
• Engineering Physics
• Environmental Engineering
• Computer 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 MA, the home state for Tufts University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Architectural and Engineering Managers	8,190	$156,250
Electrical Engineers	7,520	$113,920
Electronics Engineers	3,830	$120,700
Engineers	3,090	$109,220
Engineering Professors	1,880	$135,140

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 Magicpiano under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.