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Electrical engineering at Michigan State

Michigan State graduates about 110 electrical engineering majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 67th of 312 schools we score for electrical engineering, a strong program at 73 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $100,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $23 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

73/100Strong#67 of 312 for electrical engineering →
Graduates a year1101% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$100,0001.01× the same major nationally
Research in the field$23Ma year, NSF
Admit rate85%whole school
SAT middle 50%1100–1310whole school

Around Michigan State

Sign at Michigan State University Dairy Cattle Teaching and Research Center.
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Michigan State University Observatory, 4299 Pavilion Dr, Lansing, Michigan.
Michigan State University Observatory 1290Photo: Paul R. Burley · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
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Where electrical engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: William A. Demmer Engineering Center, Engineering Research Complex South.

Named buildings on the campus map: Student housing 53 · Academic 10 · Athletics 2.

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Nearby in the electrical engineering ranking

  1. California Institute of Technology 74
  2. University of Alabama in Huntsville 73
  3. University of Wisconsin–Madison 73
  4. Case Western Reserve University 73
  5. Syracuse University 72
  6. University of Minnesota–Twin Cities 72
  7. George Washington University 72
  8. Texas Tech University 72

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Michigan State with every school we score in electrical engineering. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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