Electrical Engineering at Washington University in St Louis

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 Washington University in St Louis stacks up to those at other schools.

WUSTL is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and approximately 15,449 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.

WUSTL Electrical Engineering Degrees Available

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

WUSTL Electrical Engineering Rankings

The ee major at WUSTL 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 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.

EE Student Demographics at WUSTL

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the ee majors at Washington University in St Louis.

WUSTL Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 73% of ee bachelor's degrees went to men and 27% went to women. The typical ee bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% women. So female students are more repesented at WUSTL since its program graduates 9% more women than average.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ee at WUSTL 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 University in St Louis with a bachelor's in ee.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	14
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

WUSTL Electrical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 70% of ee master's degrees went to men and 30% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	12
International Students	82
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Electrical Engineering

Electrical Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Washington University in St Louis. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Electrical Engineering	82
Other Electrical Engineering	34

Related Majors

• Materials Engineering
• Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering
• Construction Engineering
• Computer 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 MO, the home state for Washington University in St Louis.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Electrical Engineers	3,680	$97,750
Architectural and Engineering Managers	2,740	$138,520
Electronics Engineers	1,620	$100,050
Aerospace Engineers	1,250	$114,570
Engineers	1,170	$86,850

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 Bachrach44 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.