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2023 Most Popular Electrical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois

5 Colleges
$139,530 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Electrical Engineering Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 1,029 degrees and certificates were awarded to electrical engineering students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #35 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Electrical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Illinois to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular 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 Illinois.

Our analysis found University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to be the most popular school for electrical engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Illinois. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.

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

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Out of the 5 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois Institute of Technology landed the # 2 spot on the list. Illinois Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Chicago is a great place for electrical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a very large student population.

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

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a great place for electrical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a large student population.

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#5

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular electrical engineering schools in Illinois. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

Of the 6 students majoring in EE at Northwestern, 83% are male and 17% are female.

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Best Electrical Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Electrical Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

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

Electrical Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.

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 5 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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