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2023 Best Electrical Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region

50 Colleges
$75,426 Avg Salary
$25,409 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Electrical Engineering 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Electrical Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 50 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Electrical Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Electrical Engineering Colleges.

Top 10 Best Electrical Engineering Schools

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern University the best school in the Great Lakes Region for electrical engineering students. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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The excellent programs at Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best electrical engineering schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of Terre Haute, Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that EE majors at Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology take out is $27,000.

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#3

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Notre Dame. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Electrical Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

While working on their degree, EE majors at Notre Dame accumulate an average of around $20,000 in student debt.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a great place for electrical engineering students. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that EE majors at U-M take out is $16,982.

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#5

Kettering University

Flint, MI

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Kettering University is a great place for electrical engineering students. Kettering is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Flint.

On average, EE graduates from Kettering take out $31,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#6

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Electrical Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a fairly large student population.

EE majors at Purdue take out an average of $18,409 in student loans while working on their egree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $417, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ranked #7 on this year’s Best Electrical Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, EE majors at UIUC accumulate an average of around $20,574 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $464.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for electrical engineering students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, EE majors at UW - Madison accumulate an average of around $23,625 in student debt.

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Michigan Technological University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for electrical engineering students. It came in at #9 on the list. Michigan Tech is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Houghton.

After completing their degree, EE graduates from Michigan Tech carry an average student debtload of $27,000. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $404, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Case Western Reserve University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best electrical engineering programs. Case Western is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cleveland.

While working on their degree, EE majors at Case Western accumulate an average of around $23,250 in student debt.

Full Electrical Engineering at Case Western Reserve University Report

Best Electrical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best electrical engineering schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 1,147
Ohio 1,153
Illinois 1,029
Indiana 730
Wisconsin 465

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 25 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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