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 University of Virginia - Main Campus. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in EE, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. University of Virginia is in the top 10% of the country for EE. More specifically it was ranked #32 out of 325 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #1 in Virginia.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at University of Virginia was $1,627 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $510 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $15,772 | $49,819 |
Fees | $3,123 | $3,808 |
Books and Supplies | $1,356 | $1,356 |
On Campus Room and Board | $12,350 | $12,350 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $2,998 | $2,998 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at University of Virginia in EE walked away with an average of $17,375 in student debt. That is 26% lower than the national average of $23,573.
EE who receive their bachelor’s degree from University of Virginia make an average of $69,338 a year during the early days of their career. That is 5% higher than the national average of $66,265.
University of Virginia 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 University of Virginia Online Learning page.
About 31.0% of the students who received their BS in EE in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 15.7%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in EE at University of Virginia in 2019-2020, 37.9% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 36%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 5 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 13 |
International Students | 2 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 8 |
Electrical Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Electrical Engineering | 29 |
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Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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General Engineering | 10 |
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 36 |
Biomedical Engineering | 89 |
Chemical Engineering | 41 |
Civil Engineering | 28 |
*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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