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2024 Best Electrical Engineering Schools in Kentucky

3 Colleges in Kentucky
178 EE Degrees Awarded
$70,484 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you pursue a degree in electrical engineering, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #39 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Kentucky to determine which ones were the best for electrical engineering students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 178 degrees in electrical engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Electrical Engineering School

Best Electrical Engineering Schools in Kentucky Your choice of electrical engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Electrical Engineering School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Electrical Engineering Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in EE
Master's Degrees in EE
Doctor's Degrees in EE

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Electrical Engineering Schools in Kentucky list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Electrical Engineering in Kentucky

The schools below may not offer all types of ee degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Kentucky Schools in EE

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
75 EE Degrees Awarded
20.0% Growth in Graduates

Every student who is interested in electrical engineering needs to look into University of Kentucky. UK is a very large public university located in the city of Lexington. A Best Colleges rank of #230 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UK is a great university overall.

There were roughly 75 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UK in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, ee degree recipients typically earn an average of $67,465 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a degree in electrical engineering from University of Kentucky

2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
76 EE Degrees Awarded
$76,135 Median Starting Salary

It's difficult to beat University of Louisville if you want to pursue a degree in electrical engineering. Located in the city of Louisville, UofL is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 38 schools for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.

There were about 76 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UofL in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the electrical engineering program at University of Louisville earn $5,652 above the standard graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.

More information about a degree in electrical engineering from University of Louisville

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Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, KY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$62,199 Median Starting Salary

It is hard to beat Western Kentucky University if you want to pursue a degree in electrical engineering. Located in the small city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 38 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.

There were roughly 27 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at WKU in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the ee program earn an average of $62,199 for their early career.

More information about a degree in electrical engineering from Western Kentucky University

Best Electrical Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Electrical Engineering Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Georgia 287 838
Florida 282 1,417
North Carolina 279 714
Virginia 274 602
Tennessee 269 253
South Carolina 248 219
Louisiana 242 176
Mississippi 234 144
Arkansas 234 162
Alabama 233 396
West Virginia 207 102

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One of 41 majors within the Engineering area of study, Electrical Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

EE Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 178

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Majors Similar to EE

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 391
Civil Engineering 220
Computer Engineering 162
Chemical Engineering 140
Industrial Engineering 94
Biomedical Engineering 61
Agricultural Engineering 38
Engineering Physics 29
Materials Engineering 29
Mining Engineering 25

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