Electrical Engineering at Western Kentucky University
WKU is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and approximately 17,517 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 students received a bachelor's degree in EE from WKU.
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.
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WKU Electrical Engineering Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in EE
WKU Electrical Engineering Rankings
The following rankings from College Factual show how the EE progam at WKU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.
Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.
Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.
Ranking Type | Rank |
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Most Focused Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 260 |
Best Value Electrical Engineering Schools | 263 |
How Much Do EE Graduates from WKU Make?
The median salary of EE students who receive their bachelor's degree at WKU is $62,199. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $69,521 for all EE students.
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
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western Kentucky University with a bachelor's in EE.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
White | 13 |
International Students | 12 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
WKU also has a doctoral program available in EE. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.
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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.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
- Image Credit: By OPMaster under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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