Electrical Engineering at Western Washington University

Every electrical engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the EE program at Western Washington University stacks up to those at other schools.

WWU is located in Bellingham, Washington and has a total student population of 15,197. Of the 3,630 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Western Washington University in 2021, 3 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.

WWU Electrical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in EE

WWU Electrical Engineering Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The EE major at WWU 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
	189
Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	191
Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools	374

Earnings of WWU EE Graduates

The median salary of EE students who receive their bachelor's degree at WWU is $68,568. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $69,521 for all EE students.

EE Student Demographics at WWU

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

WWU Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of EE bachelor's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in EE at WWU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities in its EE bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western Washington University with a bachelor's in EE.

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

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

Related Majors

• Polymer & Plastics Engineering
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Electrical and Computer 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 WA, the home state for Western Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Electrical Engineers	5,650	$113,540
Architectural and Engineering Managers	4,290	$154,620
Electronics Engineers	3,270	$106,700
Engineers	3,160	$104,890
Engineering Professors	800	$101,880

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.