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Pennsylvania State University - Harrisburg BS in Electrical Engineering

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 Pennsylvania State University - Harrisburg. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in EE, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.

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Rankings for the Penn State Harrisburg BS in EE

#123 in the U.S
#8 in Pennsylvania

In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at Penn State Harrisburg was ranked #123 on College Factual's Best Schools for EE list. It is also ranked #8 in Pennsylvania.

Here are some of the other rankings for Penn State Harrisburg.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused Colleges for Electrical Engineering 40
Best Colleges for Electrical Engineering 123
Highest Paid Electrical Engineering Graduates 127
Best Electrical Engineering Colleges for Veterans 133
Best Value Colleges for Electrical Engineering 152
Most Popular Colleges for Electrical Engineering 168

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in EE from Penn State Harrisburg Cost?

$15,206 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$27,000 Average Student Debt

Penn State Harrisburg Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

In 2018-2019, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Penn State Harrisburg was $997 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $592 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $14,214 $23,924
Fees $992 $992
Books and Supplies $1,840 $1,840
On Campus Room and Board $11,884 $11,884
On Campus Other Expenses $4,788 $4,788

Learn more about Penn State Harrisburg tuition and fees.

Penn State Harrisburg EE BS Student Debt

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 Penn State Harrisburg in EE walked away with an average of $27,000 in student debt. That is 15% higher than the national average of $23,573.

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How Much Can You Make With a BS in EE From Penn State Harrisburg?

$65,300 Average Salary
Average Earnings Boost

EE who receive their bachelor’s degree from Penn State Harrisburg make an average of $65,300 a year during the early days of their career. That is about the same as the national average of $66,265.

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Does Penn State Harrisburg Offer an Online BS in EE?

Online degrees for the Penn State Harrisburg 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 Penn State Harrisburg Online Learning page.

Penn State Harrisburg Bachelor’s Student Diversity for EE

39 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
17.9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 39 bachelor’s degrees in EE awarded during the 2018-2019 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

None of the students who received their BS in EE in 2018-2019 were women.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 17.9% of the EE bachelor’s degrees at Penn State Harrisburg in 2018-2019. This is lower than the nationwide number of 36%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 1
White 27
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

BS in EE Focus Areas at Penn State Harrisburg

Electrical Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 39

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to electrical engineering.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Civil Engineering 78
Mechanical Engineering 113

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References

*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.

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