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

16 Colleges
$94,068 Avg Salary

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.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region

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

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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#2

Tufts University

Medford, MA

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 fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Medford.

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Out of the 16 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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#4

Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT

The excellent master’s degree programs at Fairfield University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best electrical engineering schools in the New England Region . Located in the suburb of Fairfield, Fairfield U is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Worcester Polytechnic Institute is a great place for electrical engineering students working on their master’s degree. WPI is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Worcester.

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#6

Boston University

Boston, MA

Boston University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree electrical engineering programs. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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University of Connecticut ranked #7 on this year’s Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a very large student population.

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#8

University of New Haven

West Haven, CT

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 ranked #9 on this year’s Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#10

Western New England University

Springfield, MA

With a ranking of #10, Western New England University did quite well on this year’s best schools for electrical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Western New England is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Springfield.

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Best Electrical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best electrical engineering schools 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 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.

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