Electrical Engineering at Washington State University

If you plan to study electrical engineering, take a look at what Washington State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Wazzu is located in Pullman, Washington and approximately 31,159 students attend the school each year. Of the 6,226 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Washington State University in 2021, 140 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.

Wazzu Electrical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Wazzu Electrical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the EE progam at Wazzu 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 Wazzu 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools	65
Most Focused Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	84
Most Focused Electrical Engineering Schools	110
	149

In 2021, 23 students received their master’s degree in EE from Wazzu. This makes it the #92 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.

Earnings of Wazzu EE Graduates

The median salary of EE students who receive their bachelor's degree at Wazzu is $69,531. This is 0% higher than $69,521, which is the national average for all EE bachelor's degree recipients.

EE Student Demographics at Wazzu

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

Wazzu Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 140 EE majors earned their bachelor's degree from Wazzu. Of these graduates, 87% were men and 13% were women.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in EE at Wazzu 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 Washington State University with a bachelor's in EE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	88
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Wazzu Electrical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 23 students who graduated with a master’s in EE from Wazzu in 2021, 83% were men and 17% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Environmental Engineering
• Engineering Science
• General Engineering
• Agricultural Engineering
• Biomedical 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 WA, the home state for Washington State University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Electrical Engineers	5,650	$113,540
Architectural and Engineering Managers	4,290	$154,620
Electronics Engineers	3,270	$106,700
Engineers	3,160	$104,890
Engineering Professors	800	$101,880

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 {} under License

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