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Stanford University PhD in Electrical Engineering

84 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
$188,472 Average Salary

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 Stanford University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in EE, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.

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How Much Does a Doctorate in EE from Stanford Cost?

$55,011 Average Tuition and Fees

Stanford Graduate Tuition and Fees

Part-time graduates at Stanford paid an average of $1,207 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $54,315 $54,315
Fees $696 $696

How Much Can You Make With a PhD in EE From Stanford?

$188,472 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of EE students who receive their doctor’s degree from Stanford is $188,472 per year. That is 52% higher than the national average of $123,700.

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Does Stanford Offer an Online PhD in EE?

Online degrees for the Stanford EE doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Stanford Online Learning page.

Stanford Doctorate Student Diversity for EE

84 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
22.6% Women
26.2% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 84 doctor’s degrees in EE awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 22.6% of the students who received their PhD in EE in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 17.2%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in EE at Stanford in 2019-2020, 26.2% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 9%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 17
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 19
International Students 43
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

PhD in EE Focus Areas at Stanford

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 84

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 15
Biomedical Engineering 26
Chemical Engineering 25
Civil Engineering 36
Materials Engineering 18

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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.

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