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The bachelor's program at RPI was ranked #58 on College Factual's Best Schools for ee list. It is also ranked #3 in New York.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute handed out 96 bachelor's degrees in electrical engineering. This is an increase of 5% over the previous year when 91 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 25 students received their master’s degree in ee from RPI. This makes it the #85 most popular school for ee master’s degree candidates in the country.
In addition, 10 students received their doctoral degrees in ee in 2021, making the school the #65 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
EE majors who earn their bachelor's degree from RPI go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $72,826 a year. This is higher than $69,521, which is the national median for all ee bachelor's degree recipients.
While getting their bachelor's degree at RPI, ee students borrow a median amount of $24,625 in student loans. This is not too bad considering that the median debt load of all ee bachelor's degree recipients across the country is $25,477.
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Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the ee majors at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 96 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in ee from RPI. About 84% were men and 16% were women.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a bachelor's in ee.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 11 |
Black or African American | 4 |
Hispanic or Latino | 8 |
White | 28 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 40 |
Other Races | 5 |
The ee program at RPI awarded 25 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 84% of these degrees went to men with the other 16% going to women.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a master's in ee.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 2 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
White | 6 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 13 |
Other Races | 3 |
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Mechanical Engineering | 289 |
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 138 |
Biomedical Engineering | 130 |
Chemical Engineering | 97 |
Civil Engineering | 88 |
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