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 gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in EE, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time graduates at Purdue paid an average of $948 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $348 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are 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 master’s degree from Purdue is $101,964 per year. That is 10% higher than the national average of $93,106.
Online degrees for the Purdue EE master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Purdue Online Learning page.
Women made up around 26.8% of the EE students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 23.2%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 3.7% of the EE master’s degrees at Purdue in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 14%.
| 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 | 20 |
| International Students | 59 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Electrical Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Electrical Engineering | 82 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Engineering | 46 |
| Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 112 |
| Agricultural Engineering | 73 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 15 |
| Chemical Engineering | 59 |
*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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