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Columbia University in the City of New York BS in Electrical Engineering

45 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$74,576 Average Salary

The 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 Columbia University in the City of New York. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in EE, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.

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Rankings for the Columbia BS in EE

#22 in the U.S
#2 in New York

If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. Columbia is in the top 10% of the country for EE. More specifically it was ranked #22 out of 325 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #2 in New York.

Here are some of the other rankings for Columbia.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering 9
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income $75-$110k) 9
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income $75-$110k) 9
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income $48-$75k) 10
Best Value Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income $75-$110k) 11
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income $30-$48k) 12
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income $48-$75k) 12
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income $30-$48k) 12
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income $48-$75k) 12
Best Value Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income $48-$75k) 13
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income $75-$110k) 13
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income $30-$48k) 14
Best Value Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income $30-$48k) 14
Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools 19
Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools 20
Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering 21
Best Electrical Engineering Schools 22
Most Popular Colleges for Electrical Engineering 23
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income $0-$30k) 24
Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools 28
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income $0-$30k) 30
Best Value Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income $0-$30k) 33
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (With Aid) 39
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income $0-$30k) 41
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (With Aid) 41
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering 43
Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering 57
Highest Paid Doctor’s Degree Electrical Engineering Graduates 67
Best Value Colleges for Electrical Engineering (With Aid) 74
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Electrical Engineering Graduates 78
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Electrical Engineering Graduates 95
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (With Aid) 96
Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 115
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income Over $110k) 122
Highest Paid Electrical Engineering Graduates 124
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering 126
Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 133
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering 138
Most Focused Colleges for Electrical Engineering 139
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income Over $110k) 178
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering 193
Best Electrical Engineering Colleges for Veterans 200
Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 208
Best Value Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income Over $110k) 269
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income Over $110k) 270
Best Value Colleges for Electrical Engineering 285
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering 300
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering 323

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in EE from Columbia Cost?

$60,532 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

Columbia Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Columbia paid an average of $1,896 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $57,864 $57,864
Fees $2,668 $2,668
Books and Supplies $1,318 $1,318
On Campus Room and Board $12,394 $12,394
On Campus Other Expenses $2,220 $2,220

Learn more about Columbia tuition and fees.

How Much Can You Make With a BS in EE From Columbia?

$74,576 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

EE who receive their bachelor’s degree from Columbia make an average of $74,576 a year during the early days of their career. That is 13% higher than the national average of $66,265.

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Does Columbia Offer an Online BS in EE?

Online degrees for the Columbia EE bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Columbia Online Learning page.

Columbia Bachelor’s Student Diversity for EE

45 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
22.2% Women
17.8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 45 bachelor’s degrees in EE awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 22.2% of the students who received their BS in EE in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 15.7%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in EE at Columbia in 2019-2020, 17.8% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 36%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 3
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 13
International Students 9
Other Races/Ethnicities 16

BS in EE Focus Areas at Columbia

Electrical Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 45

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to electrical engineering.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Biomedical Engineering 54
Chemical Engineering 39
Civil Engineering 28
Computer Engineering 19
Engineering Physics 9

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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.

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