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

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$94,068 Avg Salary

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

With 604 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, electrical engineering is the #54 most popular major in Virginia.

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 Master's Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Virginia 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.

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

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Virginia Tech the most popular school in Virginia for electrical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 19% of the students majoring in EE at the school are women while 81% are male.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at Virginia Tech

#2

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 26 students majoring in EE at GMU, 96% are male and 4% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 29% of the students majoring in EE at the school are women while 71% are male.

Full Electrical Engineering at University of Virginia - Main Campus Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Norfolk State University is a great place for electrical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Norfolk State is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Norfolk.

Women make up 27% of the EE majors at the school.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at Norfolk State University

Best Electrical Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Electrical Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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 4 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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