Electrical Engineering at Western New England University

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

Western New England is located in Springfield, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 3,673. In 2021, 16 EE majors received their bachelor's degree from Western New England.

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.

Western New England Electrical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Western New England

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Western New England offers distance education options for EE at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Western New England Electrical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the EE progam at Western New England 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 Western New England 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
Most Popular Online Electrical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools	7
Best Value Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	159
Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools	240
Best Value Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	278

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in EE from Western New England. This makes it the #155 most popular school for EE master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do EE Graduates from Western New England Make?

The median salary of EE students who receive their bachelor's degree at Western New England is $71,429. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 3% higher than the national average of $69,521 for all EE bachelor's degree recipients.

EE Student Demographics at Western New England

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the EE majors at Western New England University.

Western New England Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of EE bachelor's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in EE at Western New England 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 New England University with a bachelor's in EE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Western New England Electrical Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 EE majors earned their master's degree from Western New England. Of these graduates, 88% were men and 13% were women.

Of the students who received a EE master's degree from Western New England, 63% 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 Western New England University with a master's in EE.

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

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

Related Majors

• Computer Engineering
• Industrial Engineering
• Robotics Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering
• Civil 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 MA, the home state for Western New England University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Architectural and Engineering Managers	8,190	$156,250
Electrical Engineers	7,520	$113,920
Electronics Engineers	3,830	$120,700
Engineers	3,090	$109,220
Engineering Professors	1,880	$135,140

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 Bpayne4001 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.