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2026 Most Popular Online Electrical Engineering Schools

There are 5 schools that offer a degree in Electrical Engineering mostly online. The most popular online schools, by student demand, are below:

Today’s Electrical Engineering students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick-and-mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school halfway across the country without even leaving your house.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Electrical Engineering Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the United States offering mostly-online programs for Electrical Engineering students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with mostly-online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for Electrical Engineering majors pursuing an online degree.

#1

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Our 2026 rankings named Carnegie Mellon University the most popular online school in the U.S. for Electrical Engineering majors. Located in Pittsburgh, PA, this is a private nonprofit institution. About 67% of degrees in Electrical Engineering here are earned online. During the most recent year for which we have data, 556 people earned their degree in Electrical Engineering from this school. Women make up 30% of the Electrical Engineering students at the school. The median salary of the school’s graduates early in their careers is $88,268. Read full report on Electrical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University

Arizona State University Digital Immersion comes in at #2 on our 2026 list of the most popular online colleges for Electrical Engineering majors. Arizona State University Digital Immersion is a public school located in Scottsdale, AZ. Roughly 100% of this program’s degrees are awarded to online students. This school awarded 222 degrees in Electrical Engineering in the most recent reporting year. Women make up 16% of the Electrical Engineering students at the school. Early-career graduates of the school earn a median salary of $48,210. Read More…

University of Michigan-Dearborn landed the #3 spot in the 2026 edition of our Most Popular Online Electrical Engineering Schools ranking. University of Michigan-Dearborn is a public school located in Dearborn, MI. Roughly 60% of this program’s degrees are awarded to online students. This school awarded 171 degrees in Electrical Engineering in the most recent reporting year. About 13% of the students earning this degree here are women. The median salary of the school’s graduates early in their careers is $56,918. Read More…

Southern Methodist University comes in at #4 on our 2026 list of the most popular online colleges for Electrical Engineering majors. Located in Dallas, TX, this is a private nonprofit institution. Roughly 75% of this program’s degrees are awarded to online students. During the most recent year for which we have data, 58 people earned their degree in Electrical Engineering from this school. About 24% of the students earning this degree here are women. The median salary of the school’s graduates early in their careers is $67,114. Full Electrical Engineering at Southern Methodist University Report

The University of Texas at Tyler landed the #5 spot in the 2026 edition of our Most Popular Online Electrical Engineering Schools ranking. The University of Texas at Tyler is a public school located in Tyler, TX. Roughly 67% of this program’s degrees are awarded to online students. During the most recent year for which we have data, 36 people earned their degree in Electrical Engineering from this school. About 6% of the students earning this degree here are women. The median salary of the school’s graduates early in their careers is $57,253. Read More…

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More Electrical Engineering Rankings

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the Most Popular Online Electrical Engineering Schools ranking, along with other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Electrical Engineering Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 25,975
Other Electrical Engineering 434
Telecommunications Engineering 194
Optical Engineering 157
Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 42,939
Civil Engineering 20,005
Computer Engineering 19,986
Biomedical Engineering 13,914
General Engineering 13,411

References

*The average salary above is for the top 5 schools only.

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