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Electrical Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute stacks up to those at other schools.

RPI is located in Troy, New York and approximately 7,501 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 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.

RPI Electrical Engineering Degrees Available

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

RPI Electrical Engineering Rankings

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in EE, making the school the #65 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

EE Student Demographics at RPI

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the EE majors at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

RPI Electrical Engineering Master’s Program

16% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The EE program at RPI awarded 25 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 84% of these degrees went to men with the other 16% going to women.

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In the EE master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 24% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 6
International Students 13
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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