2023 Most Popular Electrical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region
Finding the Best Electrical Engineering Master'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.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Electrical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 19 schools in the New England Region 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.
2023 Most Popular Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Electrical Engineering Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Electrical Engineering Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Northeastern University the most popular school in the New England Region for electrical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
Of the 175 students majoring in EE at Northeastern, 79% are male and 21% are female.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Boston University is a great place for electrical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
About 26% of the students majoring in EE at the school are women while 74% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. MIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.
About 34% of the students majoring in EE at the school are women while 66% are male.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Worcester Polytechnic Institute is a great place for electrical engineering students working on their master’s degree. WPI is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Worcester.
Women make up 17% of the EE majors at the school.
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Out of the 19 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public school with a large student population.
Of the 57 students majoring in EE at UMass Lowell, 79% are male and 21% are female.
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University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree electrical engineering programs. Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 28% of the students majoring in EE at the school are women while 72% are male.
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With a ranking of #7, Tufts University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for electrical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Medford.
Women make up 16% of the EE majors at the school.
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University of New Haven landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree electrical engineering programs. Located in the large suburb of West Haven, University of New Haven is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Women make up 38% of the EE majors at the school.
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University of Connecticut landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree electrical engineering programs. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 25% of the EE majors at the school.
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University of Rhode Island landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree electrical engineering programs. Located in the suburb of Kingston, URI is a public college with a large student population.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 1,254 |
| Connecticut | 241 |
| New Hampshire | 39 |
| Maine | 34 |
| Rhode Island | 63 |
| Vermont | 38 |
Majors Related to EE
One of 40 majors within the area of study, electrical engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 19 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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