Electrical Engineering at Valparaiso University

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

Valpo is located in Valparaiso, Indiana and approximately 3,122 students attend the school each year. Of the 795 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Valparaiso University in 2021, 21 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.

Valpo Electrical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in EE

Valpo Electrical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the EE progam at Valpo 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 Valpo 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	229

How Much Do EE Graduates from Valpo Make?

The median salary of EE students who receive their bachelor's degree at Valpo is $70,690. This is 2% higher than $69,521, which is the national average for all EE bachelor's degree recipients.

EE Student Demographics at Valpo

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

Valpo Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 21 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from Valpo in 2020-2021, 57% were men and 43% were women. The typical EE bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% women. So female students are more repesented at Valpo since its program graduates 25% more women than average.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in EE at Valpo 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 Valparaiso University with a bachelor's in EE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Valpo also has a doctoral program available in EE. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Biomedical Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Mechanical 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 Valparaiso University.

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 Runner1928 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.