Electrical Engineering at Wilkes 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 Wilkes University stacks up to those at other schools.

Wilkes is located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 4,781. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students received a bachelor's degree in EE from Wilkes.

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.

Wilkes Electrical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Wilkes Electrical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the EE progam at Wilkes compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Wilkes 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 Master’s Degree Schools	98
Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	101
Most Focused Electrical Engineering Schools	175
Most Focused Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	179
	193
Best Value Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	225
Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools	265

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in EE from Wilkes. This makes it the #204 most popular school for EE master’s degree candidates in the country.

EE Student Demographics at Wilkes

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

Wilkes Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 17 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from Wilkes in 2020-2021, 88% were men and 12% were women.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in EE at Wilkes 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 Wilkes University with a bachelor's in EE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Wilkes Electrical Engineering Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students earned a master's degree in EE from Wilkes. About 0% of these graduates were women and the other 100% were men.

In the EE master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 21% better than the national average.*

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

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

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

Related Majors

• Biomedical Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Mechanical 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 PA, the home state for Wilkes University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Electrical Engineers	8,870	$94,870
Architectural and Engineering Managers	7,220	$150,400
Engineers	4,850	$96,550
Electronics Engineers	3,760	$98,130
Engineering Professors	2,950	$114,870

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 Jrmski under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.