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 Columbia University in the City of New York. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’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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Part-time graduates at Columbia paid an average of $1,974 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $49,024 | $49,024 |
| Fees | $2,170 | $2,170 |
EE who receive their master’s degree from Columbia make an average of $93,646 a year during the early days of their career. That is about the same as the national average of $93,106.
Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the EE master’s degree program at Columbia. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Columbia Online Learning page.
About 28.0% of the students who received their MS in EE in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 23.2%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in EE at Columbia in 2019-2020, 4.4% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 14%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 4 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 4 |
| International Students | 157 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 15 |
Electrical Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Electrical Engineering | 182 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biomedical Engineering | 86 |
| Chemical Engineering | 59 |
| Civil Engineering | 113 |
| Computer Engineering | 29 |
| Engineering Physics | 15 |
*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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