Electrical Engineering at West Virginia University

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

WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and approximately 26,269 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.

WVU Electrical Engineering Degrees Available

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

WVU Electrical Engineering Rankings

The ee major at WVU 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.

EE Student Demographics at WVU

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

WVU Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 94% of ee bachelor's degrees went to men and 6% went to women.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ee at WVU 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 West Virginia University with a bachelor's in ee.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	27
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

WVU Electrical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of ee master's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

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

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

Concentrations Within Electrical Engineering

Electrical Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from West Virginia University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Electrical Engineering	64

Related Majors

• Materials Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Systems Engineering
• Mining 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 WV, the home state for West Virginia University.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
Architectural and Engineering Managers	500	$139,030
Engineers	350	$91,420
Electrical Engineers	330	$88,640
Electronics Engineers	80	$79,360
Aerospace Engineers	80	$90,710

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 Swimmerguy269 under License

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