Undergraduate Certificates in Electrical Engineering

In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were male, and 61 were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group.

Education Levels of EE Majors

In 2020-2021, 77 undergraduate certificates were awarded to EE majors. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in EE at each degree level.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree	17,320
Master’s Degree	8,658
Doctor’s Degree	2,179
Associate Degree	265
Graduate Certificate	184
Basic Certificate	161
Undergraduate Certificate	77

Earnings of EE Majors With Undergraduate Certificates

The median salary for graduates holding an undergraduate certificate in EE is $48,980. A lot of factors can contribute to this number, such as the location of your workplace and the availability of other perks and bonuses. A better approximation of salary is to look at the typical range of salaries. In this case the low is $41,671 and the high is $56,290.

Student Debt

The median student debt for graduates holding an undergraduate certificate in EE is $6,333. The school you go to and how long it takes you to graduate, among other things, can cause this number to vary. The chart below shows the range of accumulated debt loads. On the high side of the range, $6,333 is the debt load, and the debt load on the low side is $6,333.

The median monthly payment of a EE graduate with a 10-year repayment plan is $81.

Student Diversity

More men than women pursue undergraduate certificates in EE. About 93.5% of graduates in this field are male.

Gender	Number of Grads
Men	72
Women	5

The racial-ethnic distribution of EE undergraduate certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	3
Black or African American	24
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	29
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

Below are some popular majors that are similar to EE that offer undergraduate certificates.

Major	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Engineering	502
Robotics Engineering	60
Chemical Engineering	27
Computer Engineering	11
Marine Engineering	10

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Image Credit: By NASA under License

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