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Most Popular Electrical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Most Popular Electrical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Electrical Engineering Doctor'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'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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Electrical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 26 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree 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 doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University - Main Campus the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for electrical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a very large student population.

About 20% of the students majoring in EE at the school are women while 80% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 49 students majoring in EE at UIUC, 82% are male and 18% are female.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Ohio State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular electrical engineering schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a very large student population.

About 13% of the students majoring in EE at the school are women while 88% are male.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Wisconsin - Madison helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular electrical engineering schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 30 students majoring in EE at UW - Madison, 90% are male and 10% are female.

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#5

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Michigan State University is a great place for electrical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

Women make up 12% of the EE majors at the school.

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#6

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

With a ranking of #6, University of Notre Dame did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for electrical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

About 20% of the students majoring in EE at the school are women while 80% are male.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a very large student population.

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Illinois Institute of Technology came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in EE at Illinois Tech, 83% are male and 17% are female.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Illinois at Chicago did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for electrical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. UIC is a very large public school located in the large city of Chicago.

Women make up 10% of the EE majors at the school.

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Case Western Reserve University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Case Western is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cleveland.

Of the 10 students majoring in EE at Case Western, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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Best Electrical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best electrical engineering colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 1,147
Ohio 1,153
Illinois 1,029
Indiana 730
Wisconsin 465

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.

  • 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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