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 Northern Arizona University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in EE, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at NAU was ranked #250 on College Factual's Best Schools for EE list. It is also ranked #5 in Arizona.
Here are some of the other rankings for NAU.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at NAU paid an average of $1,058 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $761 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $10,243 | $16,248 |
| Fees | $1,138 | $1,138 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $11,106 | $11,106 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $4,720 | $4,720 |
Learn more about NAU tuition and fees.
One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at NAU in EE walked away with an average of $27,000 in student debt. That is 15% higher than the national average of $23,573.
The median early career salary of EE students who receive their bachelor’s degree from NAU is $68,666 per year. That is 4% higher than the national average of $66,265.
Online degrees for the NAU EE bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the NAU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 14.7% of the EE students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 15.7%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in EE at NAU in 2019-2020, 13.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 36%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 2 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 34 |
| International Students | 41 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 17 |
Electrical Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Electrical Engineering | 102 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to electrical engineering.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Civil Engineering | 42 |
| Computer Engineering | 14 |
| Environmental Engineering | 27 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 156 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
