Electrical Engineering at Northeastern University

What traits are you looking for in a EE school? To help you decide if Northeastern University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's EE program.

Northeastern is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 22,905 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 175 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.

Northeastern Electrical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Northeastern Electrical Engineering Rankings

There were 34 students who received their doctoral degrees in EE, making the school the #16 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

EE Student Demographics at Northeastern

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

Northeastern Electrical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 175 students who graduated with a master’s in EE from Northeastern in 2021, 79% were men and 21% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	28
International Students	125
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Related Majors

• Robotics Engineering
• Operations Research
• Chemical Engineering
• Systems 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 Northeastern 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 (User:Piotrus) under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.