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2023 Best Electrical Engineering Schools in the New England Region

23 Colleges
$81,909 Avg Salary
$25,820 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.

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.

The Best Electrical Engineering Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 23 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Electrical Engineering Schools in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for EE majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Electrical Engineering Schools

#1

Olin College

Needham, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Olin College the best school in the New England Region for electrical engineering students. Olin College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Needham.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a great place for electrical engineering students. MIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

While working on their degree, EE majors at MIT accumulate an average of around $10,000 in student debt.

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#3

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Harvard University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Electrical Engineering Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#4

Tufts University

Medford, MA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Tufts University is a great place for electrical engineering students. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Medford.

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The excellent programs at Northeastern University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best electrical engineering schools in the New England Region . Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

On average, EE graduates from Northeastern take out $24,392 in student loans while working on their degree.

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With a ranking of #6, Worcester Polytechnic Institute did quite well on this year’s best schools for electrical engineering students. WPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Worcester.

The average amount in student loans that EE majors at WPI take out is $27,000.

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#7

Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT

Fairfield University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Electrical Engineering Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Fairfield, Fairfield U is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#8

Boston University

Boston, MA

With a ranking of #8, Boston University did quite well on this year’s best schools for electrical engineering students. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

On average, EE graduates from Boston U take out $26,802 in student loans while working on their degree.

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University of Connecticut landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best electrical engineering programs. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a very large student population.

On average, EE graduates from UCONN take out $26,500 in student loans while working on their degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $351.

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Wentworth Institute of Technology came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Electrical Engineering Schools in the New England Region ranking. WIT is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

On average, EE graduates from WIT take out $26,062 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Best Electrical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best electrical engineering colleges 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 23 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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