2023 Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region
Finding the Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor's Degree School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, electrical engineering was ranked #40 in the country. In fact 28,844 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
The Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 23 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.
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2023 Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region
Check out the EE bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top 10 Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Olin College the best school in the New England Region for electrical engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Olin College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Needham.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. MIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.
On average, EE graduates from MIT take out $13,509 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Tufts University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best electrical engineering schools in the New England Region . Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Medford.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Worcester Polytechnic Institute helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best electrical engineering schools in the New England Region . WPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Worcester.
On average, EE graduates from WPI take out $23,761 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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With a ranking of #6, Northeastern University did quite well on this year’s best schools for electrical engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
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Fairfield University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for electrical engineering students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Fairfield, Fairfield U is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
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With a ranking of #8, Boston University did quite well on this year’s best schools for electrical engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
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University of Connecticut came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a very large student population.
On average, EE graduates from UCONN take out $24,590 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $351.
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Wentworth Institute of Technology landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree electrical engineering programs. WIT is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
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Request InformationBest Electrical Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best electrical engineering colleges for a specific state in the New England region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 1,254 |
| Connecticut | 241 |
| New Hampshire | 39 |
| Maine | 34 |
| Rhode Island | 63 |
| Vermont | 38 |
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Electrical Engineering Related Rankings by Major
One of 40 majors within the area of study, electrical engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering | 46,178 |
| Civil Engineering | 21,388 |
| Computer Engineering | 17,987 |
| Chemical Engineering | 12,917 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 12,811 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 23 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to NASA.
More about our data sources and methodologies.