by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended EE Major in Kentucky” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 28,844 people earned their degree in electrical engineering, making the major the 39th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, electrical engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $74,380 and had an average of $24,114 in loans still to pay off.
Across Kentucky, there were 178 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,484 and $22,248 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended EE Major in Kentucky” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in electrical engineering. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in electrical engineering.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended EE Major in Kentucky”.
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended EE Major in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisville landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Louisville is a large school located in Louisville, Kentucky that handed out 76 ’s EE degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Electrical Engineering at University of Louisville
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kentucky. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended EE Major in Kentucky list. Located in Lexington, Kentucky, this large public school awarded 75 degrees to qualified ’s EE students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Kentucky University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended EE Major in Kentucky list. Western Kentucky University is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 27 ’s EE degrees to qualified students.
Full Western Kentucky University Electrical Engineering Report
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended EE Major in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the Cumberlands landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Williamsburg, Kentucky, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 0 degrees to qualified ’s EE students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Electrical Engineering at University of the Cumberlands
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