Electrical Engineering at Virginia Tech

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 Virginia Tech stacks up to those at other schools.

Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and approximately 37,024 students attend the school each year.

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.

Virginia Tech Electrical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Virginia Tech Electrical Engineering Rankings

The ee major at Virginia Tech 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 43 students who received their doctoral degrees in ee, making the school the #11 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

EE Student Demographics at Virginia Tech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the ee majors at Virginia Tech.

Virginia Tech Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 91% of ee bachelor's degrees went to men and 9% went to women.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ee at Virginia Tech 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 Virginia Tech with a bachelor's in ee.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	65
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Virginia Tech Electrical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 78% of ee master's degrees went to men and 22% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Virginia Tech with a master's in ee.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	21
International Students	18
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Electrical Engineering

If you plan to be a ee major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Virginia Tech. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Electrical Engineering	243

Related Majors

• Marine Engineering
• Nuclear Engineering
• Systems Engineering
• Polymer & Plastics Engineering
• Other 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 VA, the home state for Virginia Tech.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Electrical Engineers	6,880	$109,690
Electronics Engineers	4,940	$114,990
Engineers	4,190	$118,390
Architectural and Engineering Managers	4,030	$164,300
Aerospace Engineers	2,060	$127,390

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 Eric T Gunther under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.