Electrical Engineering at Purdue University - Main Campus
If you are interested in studying electrical engineering, you may want to check out the program at Purdue University - Main Campus. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and approximately 46,655 students attend the school each year.
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.
Purdue Electrical Engineering Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in EE
- Master’s Degree in EE
Purdue Electrical Engineering Rankings
There were 80 students who received their doctoral degrees in ee, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
EE Student Demographics at Purdue
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the ee majors at Purdue University - Main Campus.
Purdue Electrical Engineering Master’s Program
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Purdue University - Main Campus with a master's in ee.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 24 |
Black or African American | 3 |
Hispanic or Latino | 11 |
White | 60 |
International Students | 108 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 5 |
Concentrations Within Electrical Engineering
Electrical Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Purdue University - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
Electrical Engineering | 176 |
Related Majors
- Nuclear Engineering
- Environmental Engineering
- Biomedical Engineering
- Agricultural Engineering
- Materials 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 IN, the home state for Purdue University - Main Campus.
Occupation | Jobs in IN | Average Salary in IN |
---|---|---|
Architectural and Engineering Managers | 4,120 | $123,180 |
Electrical Engineers | 3,210 | $86,100 |
Electronics Engineers | 2,380 | $91,010 |
Engineers | 2,380 | $73,340 |
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 Abhijitsathe under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.