Electrical Engineering at Columbia University in the City of New York

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 Columbia University in the City of New York stacks up to those at other schools.

Columbia is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 30,135. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 166 students received their master's degree in EE.

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.

Columbia Electrical Engineering Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in EE
• Doctorate Degree in EE

Columbia Electrical Engineering Rankings

There were 22 students who received their doctoral degrees in EE, making the school the #31 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

EE Student Demographics at Columbia

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the EE majors at Columbia University in the City of New York.

Columbia Electrical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 166 students who graduated with a master’s in EE from Columbia in 2021, 71% were men and 29% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	7
International Students	139
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Related Majors

• Computer Engineering
• Engineering Physics
• Environmental Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Industrial 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 NY, the home state for Columbia University in the City of New York.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Electrical Engineers	10,500	$103,740
Architectural and Engineering Managers	7,330	$161,670
Engineers	4,910	$95,270
Electronics Engineers	3,630	$98,150
Engineering Professors	2,900	$127,010

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 Nandaro under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.