2023 Best Electrical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast 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.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 39 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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2023 Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for EE majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Best Electrical Engineering Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Duke University the best school in the Southeast Region for electrical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Vanderbilt University is a great place for electrical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Virginia - Main Campus is a great place for electrical engineering students working on their master’s degree. University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.
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Out of the 39 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Georgia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Atlanta.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Virginia Tech helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best electrical engineering schools in the Southeast Region . Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.
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North Carolina State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Auburn University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Auburn is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Auburn.
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University of Florida came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a very large student population.
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Clemson University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree electrical engineering programs. Located in the large suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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University of Arkansas ranked #10 on this year’s Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UARK is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fayetteville.
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Explore the best electrical engineering colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 838 |
| Virginia | 604 |
| North Carolina | 714 |
| Florida | 1,422 |
| Tennessee | 253 |
| Kentucky | 178 |
| South Carolina | 219 |
| Louisiana | 176 |
| Arkansas | 162 |
| Alabama | 396 |
| Mississippi | 144 |
| West Virginia | 102 |
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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.
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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