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

Princeton is located in Princeton, New Jersey and approximately 7,853 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 32 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.

Princeton Electrical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Princeton Electrical Engineering Rankings

There were 21 students who received their doctoral degrees in EE, making the school the #34 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

EE Student Demographics at Princeton

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

Princeton Electrical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 32 EE students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Princeton, about 88% were men and 13% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	25
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Mechanical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Operations Research
• Chemical 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 NJ, the home state for Princeton University.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Architectural and Engineering Managers	4,020	$163,440
Electrical Engineers	3,590	$118,120
Engineers	3,470	$114,990
Electronics Engineers	3,160	$113,560
Aerospace Engineers	1,840	$115,850

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 Quantockgoblin under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.