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 Rochester Institute of Technology. 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, 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. The bachelor's program at RIT was ranked #84 on College Factual's Best Schools for EE list. It is also ranked #8 in New York.
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Part-time undergraduates at RIT paid an average of $1,710 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $47,352 | $47,352 |
Fees | $676 | $676 |
Books and Supplies | $1,098 | $1,098 |
On Campus Room and Board | $13,976 | $13,976 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $946 | $946 |
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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. EE students who received their bachelor’s degree at RIT took out an average of $29,000 in student loans. That is 23% higher than the national average of $23,573.
EE who receive their bachelor’s degree from RIT make an average of $70,456 a year during the early days of their career. That is 6% higher than the national average of $66,265.
Online degrees for the RIT 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 RIT Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in EE in 2019-2020, 10.9% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 15.7%.
Around 22.5% of EE bachelor’s degree recipients at RIT in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 36%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 14 |
Black or African American | 4 |
Hispanic or Latino | 8 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 95 |
International Students | 8 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 9 |
Electrical Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Electrical Engineering | 138 |
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Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Biomedical Engineering | 66 |
Chemical Engineering | 55 |
Computer Engineering | 210 |
Mechanical Engineering | 185 |
Industrial Engineering | 70 |
*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.