2023 Best Electrical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region
Finding the Best Electrical Engineering Master'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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Electrical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 16 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region
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Top 10 Best Electrical Engineering Master'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 master’s degree. MIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Tufts University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best electrical engineering schools in the New England Region . Tufts is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Medford.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
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Out of the 16 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Fairfield University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Fairfield, Fairfield U is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
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The excellent master’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.
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With a ranking of #6, Boston University did quite well on this year’s best schools for electrical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large 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 master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a very large student population.
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University of New Haven came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the suburb of West Haven, University of New Haven is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
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University of Massachusetts Amherst came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a very large student population.
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Western New England University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Western New England is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Springfield.
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| 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 16 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.