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2023 Best Electrical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

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$139,530 Avg Salary

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.

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 Doctor'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. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the New England Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region

Check out the EE doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Electrical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Massachusetts Institute of Technology the best school in the New England Region for electrical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. MIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

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#2

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Out of the 11 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Tufts University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Medford.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northeastern University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Worcester Polytechnic Institute. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. WPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Worcester.

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#5

Boston University

Boston, MA

Out of the 11 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Connecticut 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 #6 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well on this year’s best schools for electrical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #8, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for electrical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. UNH is a large public school located in the small suburb of Durham.

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University of Rhode Island landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree electrical engineering programs. Located in the suburb of Kingston, URI is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#10

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT

University of Vermont ranked #10 on this year’s Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Burlington, UVM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best 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

One of 40 majors within the area of study, electrical engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 11 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.

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