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2023 Most Popular Electrical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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$94,068 Avg Salary

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.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

The Most Popular Electrical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 44 schools in the Southeast 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.

Check out the EE master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southeast Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus the most popular school in the Southeast Region for electrical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Georgia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.

Of the 334 students majoring in EE at Georgia Tech, 81% are male and 19% are female.

Full Electrical Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus Report

#2

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Florida helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular electrical engineering schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a very large student population.

About 25% of the students majoring in EE at the school are women while 75% are male.

Full Electrical Engineering at University of Florida Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at North Carolina State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular electrical engineering schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 160 students majoring in EE at NC State, 78% are male and 22% are female.

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#4

Duke University

Durham, NC

Out of the 44 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Duke University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Of the 85 students majoring in EE at Duke, 73% are male and 27% are female.

Full Electrical Engineering at Duke University Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of South Florida - Main Campus is a great place for electrical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Tampa, USF Tampa 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.

Full Electrical Engineering at University of South Florida - Main Campus Report

#6

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

With a ranking of #6, Virginia Tech did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for electrical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.

Women make up 19% of the EE majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Central Florida did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for electrical engineering students working on their master’s degree. UCF is a very large public school located in the suburb of Orlando.

Women make up 24% of the EE majors at the school.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at University of Central Florida

Florida International University 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 #8 on the list. FIU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Miami.

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

Full Electrical Engineering at Florida International University Report

With a ranking of #9, University of North Carolina at Charlotte 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 Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 23% of the students majoring in EE at the school are women while 78% are male.

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#10

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

With a ranking of #10, George Mason University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for electrical engineering students working on their master’s degree. GMU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax.

About 4% of the students majoring in EE at the school are women while 96% are male.

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Best Electrical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best electrical engineering colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 838
Virginia 604
North Carolina 714
Florida 1,422
Tennessee 253
Kentucky 178
South Carolina 219
Louisiana 176
Arkansas 162
Alabama 396
Mississippi 144
West Virginia 102

One of 40 majors within the area of study, electrical engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 25 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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