Electrical Engineering Schools In New York
New York has 40 accredited electrical engineering schools where electrical engineering faculty who teach electrical engineering classes can find employment. The trends in New York's electrical engineering academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. Academia in electrical engineering includes electrical engineering training at the following levels:
- Electrical Engineering Certificate
- Associates degree in Electrical Engineering
- Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering
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Professional Trends
New York Vs. National Electrical Engineering Employment
| New York | 16,230 |
| National | 296,520 |
Approximately 6% of the country's electrical engineering professionals work in New York state.
Employment Growth for Electrical engineering professionals In New York
| 17,140 | 15,840 | 18,290 | 16,940 | 16,230 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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- Yellow: Actual Values
In New York, electrical engineering is a shrinking field. There were 910 less electrical engineering professionals working in New York in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in New York, this field has shrunk by 5% in four years. This is slower than the trend for electrical engineering professionals around the US. Nationally, the number of electrical engineering professionals has shrunk by 6% between 2006 and 2010.
Electrical Engineering VS. All Professions salaries in New York
| $66,500 | $67,870 | $70,650 | $70,910 | $72,385 |
| $47,100 | $51,120 | $53,567 | $54,837 | $56,461 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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- Light Blue: Electrical Engineering
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
As the number of electrical engineering professionals is declining, the salaries paid to electrical engineering professionals are increasing in New York. The mean salary for electrical engineering professionals in 2006 was $66,500 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $72,385 per year.
Salary percentiles for Electrical engineering professionals in New York
10th percentile |
$44,580 |
25th percentile |
$54,510 |
50th percentile |
$69,600 |
75th percentile |
$87,915 |
90th percentile |
$106,485 |
This represents a growth in salaries of 8%. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. There is a 139% pay differential between the highest paid electrical engineering professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket. Thus, there is huge variation in pay, within the field of electrical engineering in New York.
Average Salaries for Electrical engineering professionals and related professions in New York
Civil Engineering |
$62,843 |
Electrical Engineering |
$72,385 |
Engineering |
$73,495 |
Mechanical Engineering |
$62,988 |
In New York, electrical engineering professionals make, on average, more than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Electrical Engineering programs available for each degree type for all schools in New York
associate |
37 |
bachelor |
8 |
master |
0 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
7 |
| Total | 52 |
The number of students graduating from the 40 accredited electrical engineering schools in New York is decreasing. In 2006, 2,331 students graduated from electrical engineering courses in New York. And in 2010, 493 students graduated.
There was a decrease in the number of electrical engineering school degree or certificate graduates in New York by 79%. Most of these graduates, or 71%, earned an associate's degree in electrical engineering.