2023 Best Electrical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Electrical Engineering Doctor'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.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Electrical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 24 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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2023 Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for EE majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Top 10 Best Electrical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern University the best school in the Great Lakes Region for electrical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Notre Dame. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
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Out of the 24 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best electrical engineering schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a very large student population.
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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Case Western Reserve University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for electrical engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Case Western is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cleveland.
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Michigan State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for electrical engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.
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Michigan Technological University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Michigan Tech is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Houghton.
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Marquette University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree electrical engineering programs. Marquette is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Milwaukee.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 1,147 |
| Ohio | 1,153 |
| Illinois | 1,029 |
| Indiana | 730 |
| Wisconsin | 465 |
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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.
Majors Similar to EE
| 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 24 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.
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