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Harvard University BS in Electrical Engineering

9 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

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 Harvard University. 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 Harvard BS in EE

#24 in the U.S
#4 in Massachusetts

Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. Harvard is in the top 10% of the country for EE. More specifically it was ranked #24 out of 325 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #4 in Massachusetts.

Here are some of the other rankings for Harvard.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income $48-$75k) 4
Best Value Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income $48-$75k) 4
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income $30-$48k) 9
Best Value Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income $30-$48k) 10
Best Value Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income $0-$30k) 12
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income $0-$30k) 12
Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools 21
Best Electrical Engineering Schools 24
Best Value Colleges for Electrical Engineering (With Aid) 26
Best Value Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income $75-$110k) 29
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income $75-$110k) 29
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (With Aid) 30
Highest Paid Electrical Engineering Graduates 40
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Electrical Engineering Graduates 47
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income Over $110k) 253
Best Value Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income Over $110k) 257
Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 276
Best Electrical Engineering Colleges for Veterans 280
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering 294
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering 299
Best Value Colleges for Electrical Engineering 315
Most Popular Colleges for Electrical Engineering 319
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering 347
Most Focused Colleges for Electrical Engineering 389

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

$53,968 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

Harvard Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Harvard was $1,552 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

In State Out of State
Tuition $49,653 $49,653
Fees $4,315 $4,315
Books and Supplies $900 $900
On Campus Room and Board $18,389 $18,389
On Campus Other Expenses $2,600 $2,600

Learn more about Harvard tuition and fees.

Does Harvard Offer an Online BS in EE?

Harvard 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 Harvard Online Learning page.

Harvard Bachelor’s Student Diversity for EE

9 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
11.1% Women
44.4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 9 students received their bachelor’s degree in EE. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in EE in 2019-2020, 11.1% of them were women. This is less 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 Harvard in 2019-2020, 44.4% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 36%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 1
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

BS in EE Focus Areas at Harvard

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 9

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Biomedical Engineering 19
Engineering Science 46
Mechanical Engineering 19

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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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