by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Electrical Engineering. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Electrical Engineering is a major offered under the engineering program of study at Boston University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in EE, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at Boston U was ranked #54 on College Factual's Best Schools for EE list. It is also ranked #7 in Massachusetts.
Here are some of the other rankings for Boston U.
Part-time undergraduates at Boston U paid an average of $1,777 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $56,854 | $56,854 |
| Fees | $1,218 | $1,218 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $16,640 | $16,640 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,950 | $1,950 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Boston U in EE walked away with an average of $26,800 in student debt. That is 14% higher than the national average of $23,573.
EE who receive their bachelor’s degree from Boston U make an average of $64,990 a year during the early days of their career. That is about the same as the national average of $66,265.
Boston U does not offer an online option for its EE bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Boston U Online Learning page.
Women made up around 26.8% of the EE students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 15.7%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in EE at Boston U in 2019-2020, 24.4% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 36%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 8 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 18 |
| International Students | 12 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Electrical Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Electrical Engineering | 41 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biomedical Engineering | 143 |
| Computer Engineering | 86 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 160 |
*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.
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