2023 Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools in Illinois
Finding the Best Electrical Engineering 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in Illinois 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.
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2023 Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools in Illinois
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Electrical Engineering Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign the most popular school in Illinois for electrical engineering students. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.
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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Illinois at Chicago. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a very large student population.
EE majors at UIC take out an average of $22,000 in student loans while working on their egree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $227.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Illinois Institute of Technology. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools in Illinois list. Illinois Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
While working on their degree, EE majors at Illinois Tech accumulate an average of around $22,725 in student debt.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northern Illinois University is a great place for electrical engineering students. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a large student population.
On average, EE graduates from NIU take out $25,270 in student loans while working on their degree.
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Out of the 11 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.
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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the large suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public college with a large student population.
EE majors at SIUE take out an average of $26,000 in student loans while working on their egree.
Southern Illinois University Carbondale ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools in Illinois list. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a large student population.
The average amount in student loans that EE majors at SIUC take out is $25,125.
Bradley University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools in Illinois ranking. Bradley is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Peoria.
After completing their degree, EE graduates from Bradley carry an average student debt load of $26,860.
With a ranking of #9, Western Illinois University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for electrical engineering students. WIU is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Macomb.
With a ranking of #10, Eastern Illinois University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for electrical engineering students. EIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Charleston.
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Best Electrical Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
Explore all the Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools 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 Related Majors
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 11 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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