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Electrical Engineering at Virginia Tech

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 Virginia Tech stacks up to those at other schools.

Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and has a total student population of 37,024. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 54 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.

Virginia Tech Electrical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Virginia Tech Electrical Engineering Rankings

There were 43 students who received their doctoral degrees in EE, making the school the #11 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

EE Student Demographics at Virginia Tech

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

Virginia Tech Electrical Engineering Master’s Program

19% Women
7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The EE program at Virginia Tech awarded 54 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 81% of these degrees went to men with the other 19% going to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Virginia Tech 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 14
International Students 36
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 VA, the home state for Virginia Tech.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Electrical Engineers 6,880 $109,690
Electronics Engineers 4,940 $114,990
Engineers 4,190 $118,390
Architectural and Engineering Managers 4,030 $164,300
Aerospace Engineers 2,060 $127,390

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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