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 Purdue University - Main Campus. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in EE, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Purdue paid an average of $948 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $348 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,208 | $28,010 |
| Fees | $784 | $784 |
The median early career salary of EE students who receive their doctor’s degree from Purdue is $110,880 per year. That is 10% lower than the national average of $123,700.
Purdue does not offer an online option for its EE doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Purdue Online Learning page.
About 13.9% of the students who received their PhD in EE in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 17.2%.
Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in EE at Purdue in 2019-2020, 6.9% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 9%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 4 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 5 |
| International Students | 87 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Electrical Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Electrical Engineering | 101 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 46 |
| Agricultural Engineering | 15 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 10 |
| Chemical Engineering | 25 |
| Civil Engineering | 34 |
*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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