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Electrical Engineering at Western Kentucky University

Electrical Engineering at Western Kentucky University

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

WKU is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and approximately 17,517 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.

WKU Electrical Engineering Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in EE

WKU Electrical Engineering Rankings

The ee major at WKU 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 WKU

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

WKU Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

19% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 81% of ee bachelor's degrees went to men and 19% went to women.

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About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ee at WKU 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 Western Kentucky University with a bachelor's in ee.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 11
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 Western Kentucky University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Electrical Engineering 27

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 KY, the home state for Western Kentucky University.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
Electrical Engineers 1,970 $89,780
Architectural and Engineering Managers 1,940 $117,490
Engineers 740 $79,690
Electronics Engineers 580 $81,350
Engineering Professors 170 $80,500

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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