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

9 Colleges
$94,068 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Electrical Engineering Master'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.

The Most Popular Electrical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular master'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 master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Illinois.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign the most popular school in Illinois for electrical engineering students working on their master’s degree. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.

Women make up 21% of the EE majors at the school.

Full Electrical Engineering at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Illinois at Chicago helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular electrical engineering schools in Illinois. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 21% of the EE majors at the school.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at University of Illinois at Chicago

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Illinois Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular electrical engineering schools in Illinois. Illinois Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Of the 63 students majoring in EE at Illinois Tech, 62% are male and 38% are female.

Full Electrical Engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology Report

#4

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northwestern University is a great place for electrical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

Of the 55 students majoring in EE at Northwestern, 73% are male and 27% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Northern Illinois University is a great place for electrical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 19 students majoring in EE at NIU, 84% are male and 16% are female.

Full Electrical Engineering at Northern Illinois University Report

Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for electrical engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 18 students majoring in EE at SIUC, 78% are male and 22% are female.

Full Electrical Engineering at Southern Illinois University Carbondale Report

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree electrical engineering programs. Located in the large suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in EE at SIUE, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#8

Bradley University

Peoria, IL

Bradley University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Bradley is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Peoria.

Full Electrical Engineering at Bradley University Report

With a ranking of #9, DeVry University - Illinois did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for electrical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Chicago, DeVry University - Illinois is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

Full Electrical Engineering at DeVry University - Illinois Report

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 9 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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