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

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$139,530 Avg Salary

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

With 1,254 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, electrical engineering is the #33 most popular major in Massachusetts.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Electrical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Massachusetts 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Electrical Engineering Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Massachusetts Institute of Technology the most popular school in Massachusetts for electrical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 15% of the EE majors at the school.

Full Electrical Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology Report

Out of the 8 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 15% of the EE majors at the school.

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#3

Boston University

Boston, MA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Boston University is a great place for electrical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

About 30% of the students majoring in EE at the school are women while 70% are male.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at Boston University

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Massachusetts Amherst helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular electrical engineering schools in Massachusetts. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.

Women make up 25% of the EE majors at the school.

Full Electrical Engineering at University of Massachusetts Amherst Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Worcester Polytechnic Institute is a great place for electrical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Electrical Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute Report

#6

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Tufts University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree electrical engineering programs. Located in the suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in EE at the school are women while 50% are male.

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University of Massachusetts - Lowell did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for electrical engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. UMass Lowell is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Lowell.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for electrical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. UMass Dartmouth is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of North Dartmouth.

Full Electrical Engineering at University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth Report

Best Electrical Engineering Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 241
New Hampshire 39
Maine 34
Rhode Island 63
Vermont 38

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

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 8 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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