Electrical Engineering at West Virginia University

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

WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and has a total student population of 26,269. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 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.

WVU Electrical Engineering Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in EE

WVU Electrical Engineering Rankings

EE Student Demographics at WVU

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

WVU Electrical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 10 students who graduated with a master’s in EE from WVU in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women.

Of the students who received a EE master's degree from WVU, 60% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the EE master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 20% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

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

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

Related Majors

• Materials Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Systems Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Mining 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 WV, the home state for West Virginia University.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
Architectural and Engineering Managers	500	$139,030
Engineers	350	$91,420
Electrical Engineers	330	$88,640
Electronics Engineers	80	$79,360
Aerospace Engineers	80	$90,710

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 Swimmerguy269 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.