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Best Electrical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

2023 Best Electrical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

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$139,530 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Electrical Engineering Doctor's Degree School for You

With 1,254 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, electrical engineering is the #33 most popular major in Massachusetts.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Electrical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Massachusetts to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts

The following schools top our list of the Best Electrical Engineering Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top Massachusetts Schools for a Doctorate in Electrical Engineering

Our 2023 rankings named Massachusetts Institute of Technology the best school in Massachusetts for electrical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#2

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Out of the 7 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Tufts University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Northeastern University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best electrical engineering schools in Massachusetts. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Worcester Polytechnic Institute. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the medium-sized city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#5

Boston University

Boston, MA

Out of the 7 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree electrical engineering programs. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.

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University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree electrical engineering programs. UMass Lowell is a large public school located in the large suburb of Lowell.

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Best Electrical Engineering Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Electrical Engineering Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 241
New Hampshire 39
Maine 34
Rhode Island 63
Vermont 38

Electrical Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.

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 7 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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