2023 Best Value Electrical Engineering Schools in the New England Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Electrical Engineering Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 23 schools in the New England Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for EE students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Electrical Engineering Schools
Our analysis found Olin College to be the best value school for electrical engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the New England Region . Olin College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Needham.
Olin College undergraduate students pay an average of $56,342 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent programs at Massachusetts Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best electrical engineering schools in the New England Region . MIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.
MIT undergraduate students pay an average of $55,878 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, EE majors at MIT accumulate an average of around $10,000 in student debt.
MIT did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Electrical Engineering Schools in the New England Region list.
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Out of the 23 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.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Northeastern are $57,592 a year. On average, EE graduates from Northeastern take out $24,392 in student loans while working on their degree.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Northeastern also is in the top 15% of our Best Electrical Engineering Schools in the New England Region ranking.
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The excellent programs at University of New Haven 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 West Haven, University of New Haven is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at University of New Haven are $42,898 a year. While working on their degree, EE majors at University of New Haven accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Harvard University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Electrical Engineering Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Harvard are $55,587 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Harvard is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Electrical Engineering Schools in the New England Region list.
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With a ranking of #6, Fairfield University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for electrical engineering students. Located in the suburb of Fairfield, Fairfield U is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Fairfield U are $52,870 a year.
Fairfield U excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Electrical Engineering Schools in the New England Region list.
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Worcester Polytechnic Institute came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Electrical Engineering Schools in the New England Region ranking. WPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Worcester.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WPI are $55,531 per year. The average amount in student loans that EE majors at WPI take out is $27,000.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, WPI also did well on our Best Electrical Engineering Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Tufts University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value electrical engineering programs. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Medford.
Tufts undergraduate students pay an average of $63,000 in tuition and fees each year.
Tufts also claimed a spot on our Best Electrical Engineering Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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University of Southern Maine ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Electrical Engineering Schools in the New England Region list. University of Southern Maine is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Portland.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at University of Southern Maine are $23,881 a year.
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University of Massachusetts Amherst came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Electrical Engineering Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UMass Amherst are $36,964 a year. The average amount in student loans that EE majors at UMass Amherst take out is $27,000.
Request InformationBest 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 |
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Electrical Engineering Related Majors for EE
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 23 schools only.
- 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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