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2023 Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools

448 Colleges
$74,380 Avg Salary
$24,114 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Electrical Engineering School for You

In 2020-2021, 28,844 people earned a degree or certificate in electrical engineering, making the major the #40 most popular in the United States.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 448 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Electrical Engineering program at each school on the list.

Check out the EE programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

Our analysis found University of California - Berkeley to be the most popular school for electrical engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a very large student population.

While working on their degree, EE majors at UC Berkeley accumulate an average of around $13,025 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $348, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools list. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

The average amount in student loans that EE majors at USC take out is $20,500.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools list. Georgia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.

On average, EE graduates from Georgia Tech take out $26,437 in student loans while working on their degree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $341.

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#4

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Carnegie Mellon University is a great place for electrical engineering students. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

While working on their degree, EE majors at Carnegie Mellon accumulate an average of around $22,870 in student debt.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools list. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

After completing their degree, EE graduates from UIUC carry an average student debt load of $20,574. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $464.

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Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a very large student population.

The average amount in student loans that EE majors at ASU - Tempe take out is $25,925. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $290, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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University of California - San Diego ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools list. UCSD is a fairly large public school located in the large city of La Jolla.

The average amount in student loans that EE majors at UCSD take out is $20,700.

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North Carolina State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular electrical engineering programs. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school with a very large student population.

While working on their degree, EE majors at NC State accumulate an average of around $22,285 in student debt.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools list. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the city of Seattle.

While working on their degree, EE majors at UW Seattle accumulate an average of around $15,000 in student debt. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $299.

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University of California - Los Angeles ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

After completing their degree, EE graduates from UCLA carry an average student debt load of $17,338.

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#11

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools ranking. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a very large student population.

While working on their degree, EE majors at Purdue accumulate an average of around $18,409 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $417, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for electrical engineering students. It came in at #12 on the list. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

EE majors at Texas A&M College Station take out an average of $21,484 in student loans while working on their egree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $425.

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With a ranking of #13, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for electrical engineering students. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a very large student population.

After completing their degree, EE graduates from UT Austin carry an average student debt load of $19,260. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $266.

Full Electrical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin Report

#14

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular electrical engineering programs. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a very large student population.

The average amount in student loans that EE majors at UF take out is $21,621.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for electrical engineering students. It came in at #15 on the list. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

On average, EE graduates from Ohio State take out $23,629 in student loans while working on their degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $192, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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With a ranking of #16, Rutgers University - New Brunswick did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for electrical engineering students. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick.

The average amount in student loans that EE majors at Rutgers New Brunswick take out is $23,250. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $178, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Florida International University landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular electrical engineering programs. FIU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Miami.

While working on their degree, EE majors at FIU accumulate an average of around $22,625 in student debt.

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#18

San Jose State University

San Jose, CA

San Jose State University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools ranking. Located in the city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#19

Northeastern University

Boston, MA

Northeastern University landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular electrical engineering programs. Northeastern is a fairly 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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#20

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Cornell University ranked #20 on this year’s Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools list. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, EE majors at Cornell accumulate an average of around $12,750 in student debt.

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#21

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

With a ranking of #21, Stanford University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for electrical engineering students. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Stanford.

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The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular electrical engineering programs. UT Dallas is a very large public school located in the city of Richardson.

After completing their degree, EE graduates from UT Dallas carry an average student debt load of $22,500.

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#23

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech ranked #23 on this year’s Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools list. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.

The average amount in student loans that EE majors at Virginia Tech take out is $25,568. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $364.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools ranking. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, EE majors at UW - Madison accumulate an average of around $23,625 in student debt.

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With a ranking of #25, University of Maryland - College Park did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for electrical engineering students. UMCP is a very large public school located in the suburb of College Park.

While working on their degree, EE majors at UMCP accumulate an average of around $19,467 in student debt.

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#28

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD
#29

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR
#31

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ
#46

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY
#48

University of Houston

Houston, TX

Remaining Award Winners

This list represents the remainder of the schools awarded a Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 448 different United States electrical engineering schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
51 Michigan State University East Lansing, MI
52 Electrical Training Center Copiague, NY
53 University of California - Irvine Irvine, CA
53 Boston University Boston, MA
55 University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC
56 Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI
57 New York University New York, NY
57 San Diego State University San Diego, CA
59 Arizona State University - Skysong Scottsdale, AZ
59 University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI
61 The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX
62 University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA
63 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY
64 University of California - Riverside Riverside, CA
65 Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY
65 Iowa State University Ames, IA
67 University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Norman, OK

Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Electrical Engineering students that almost earned our Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools award.

Rank College Location
68 Clemson University Clemson, SC
69 Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ
69 The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX
71 Duke University Durham, NC
72 California State University - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA
73 University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA
73 Washington University in St Louis Saint Louis, MO
75 New York Institute of Technology Old Westbury, NY
75 University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez Mayaguez, PR
75 Wayne State University Detroit, MI
75 University of Connecticut Storrs, CT
75 Auburn University Auburn, AL
80 California State University - Sacramento Sacramento, CA
80 Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA
80 Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX
83 The City College of New York New York, NY
84 George Mason University Fairfax, VA
85 University of Washington - Bothell Campus Bothell, WA
86 Colorado School of Mines Golden, CO
87 University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR
88 Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL
89 University of Dayton Dayton, OH

Electrical Engineering by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 25 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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