Electrical Engineering at West Virginia University

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

WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and approximately 26,269 students attend the school each year. Of the 4,540 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from West Virginia University in 2021, 54 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.

WVU Electrical Engineering Degrees Available

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

WVU Electrical Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks EE programs across the country. The following shows how WVU performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	110
Best Value Electrical Engineering Schools	133
Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	150

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in EE from WVU. This makes it the #143 most popular school for EE master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do EE Graduates from WVU Make?

The median salary of EE students who receive their bachelor's degree at WVU is $69,420. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $69,521 for all EE students.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 54 EE majors earned their bachelor's degree from WVU. Of these graduates, 83% were men and 17% were women.

About 52% 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	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	28
International Students	22
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

WVU Electrical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 10 students who earned a master's degree in Electrical Engineering from WVU in 2020-2021, 50% were men and 50% were women.

Of the students who received a EE master's degree from WVU, 60% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.