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Electrical Engineering at Columbia University in the City of New York

19 Bachelor's Degrees
166 Master's Degrees
22 Doctor's Degrees
Electrical Engineering is one of the majors in the engineering program at Columbia University in the City of New York.

Here, you'll find out more about the major, including such details as the number of graduates, what degree levels are offered, ethnicity of students, and more. Also, learn how Columbia ranks among other schools offering degrees in ee.

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Electrical Engineering Degrees Available at Columbia

Columbia EE Rankings

Columbia is in the top 10% of the country for ee. More specifically it was ranked #17 out of 282 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #2 in New York.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Electrical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools 1
Best Value Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income $48-$75k) 3
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income $48-$75k) 3
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (With Aid) 3
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income $48-$75k) 3
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income $48-$75k) 3
Best Value Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income $30-$48k) 4
Best Value Colleges for Electrical Engineering (With Aid) 4
Best Value Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income $75-$110k) 4
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income $30-$48k) 4
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income $0-$30k) 4
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income $30-$48k) 4
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income $75-$110k) 4
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income $0-$30k) 4
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income $30-$48k) 4
Best Value Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income $0-$30k) 5
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income $0-$30k) 5
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income $75-$110k) 5
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income $75-$110k) 6
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (With Aid) 8
Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools 11
Best Electrical Engineering Graduate Degree Schools 12
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (With Aid) 13
Best Electrical Engineering Schools 17
Best Electrical Engineering Graduate Certificate Colleges for Veterans 19
Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools 20
Best Value Graduate Certificate Colleges for Electrical Engineering 25
Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools 28
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Electrical Engineering Graduates 32
Highest Paid Doctor’s Degree Electrical Engineering Graduates 40
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Electrical Engineering Graduates 44
Highest Paid Electrical Engineering Graduates 66
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income Over $110k) 99
Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 99
Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 104
Best Electrical Engineering Graduate Degree Colleges for Veterans 109
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering 109
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income Over $110k) 133
Best Electrical Engineering Colleges for Veterans 136
Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 168
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering 173
Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering 178
Best Value Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income Over $110k) 194
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income Over $110k) 215
Best Value Colleges for Electrical Engineering 251
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering 277

Popularity of EE at Columbia

During the 2020-2021 academic year, Columbia University in the City of New York handed out 19 bachelor's degrees in electrical engineering. This is a decrease of 58% over the previous year when 45 degrees were handed out.

In 2021, 166 students received their master’s degree in ee from Columbia. This makes it the #10 most popular school for ee master’s degree candidates in the country.

In addition, 22 students received their doctoral degrees in ee in 2021, making the school the #31 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Salary of EE Graduates with a Master's Degree

Graduates of the master's ee program at Columbia make a median salary of $96,504. This is a better than average outcome since the median salary for all ee graduates with a master's is $94,709.

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How Much Student Debt Do EE Graduates from Columbia Have?

$12,000 Bachelor's Median Debt

Student Debt of EE Graduates with a Bachelor's Degree

While getting their bachelor's degree at Columbia, ee students borrow a median amount of $12,000 in student loans. This is not too bad considering that the median debt load of all ee bachelor's degree recipients across the country is $25,477.

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Columbia EE Students

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the ee majors at Columbia University in the City of New York.

Columbia Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

The ee program at Columbia awarded 19 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 63% of these degrees went to men with the other 37% going to women.

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The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Columbia University in the City of New York with a bachelor's in ee.

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 3
Non-Resident Aliens 4
Other Races 4

Columbia Electrical Engineering Master’s Program

The ee program at Columbia awarded 166 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 71% of these degrees went to men with the other 29% going to women.

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The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Columbia University in the City of New York with a master's in ee.

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 7
Non-Resident Aliens 139
Other Races 7

Majors Similar to EE

Related Major Annual Graduates
Operations Research 399
Mechanical Engineering 205
Biomedical Engineering 166
Civil Engineering 147
Industrial Engineering 123

View All Electrical Engineering Related Majors >

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