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2023 Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools in the New England Region

35 Colleges
$81,909 Avg Salary
$25,820 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Electrical Engineering 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 35 schools in the New England Region 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.

Check out the EE programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the New England Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Northeastern University the most popular school in the New England Region for electrical engineering students. Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

EE majors at Northeastern take out an average of $24,392 in student loans while working on their egree.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Massachusetts - Lowell is a great place for electrical engineering students. Located in the large suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public college with a large student population.

While working on their degree, EE majors at UMass Lowell accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt.

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The excellent programs at Worcester Polytechnic Institute helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best electrical engineering schools in the New England Region . WPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Worcester.

EE majors at WPI take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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The excellent programs at Massachusetts Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best electrical engineering schools in the New England Region . MIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

On average, EE graduates from MIT take out $10,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

Full Electrical Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology Report

#5

Boston University

Boston, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

On average, EE graduates from Boston U take out $26,802 in student loans while working on their degree.

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University of Connecticut did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for electrical engineering students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, EE majors at UCONN accumulate an average of around $26,500 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $351.

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University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular electrical engineering programs. Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a fairly large student population.

On average, EE graduates from UMass Amherst take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Rhode Island did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for electrical engineering students. Located in the large suburb of Kingston, URI is a public school with a fairly large student population.

After completing their degree, EE graduates from URI carry an average student debt load of $27,000.

Full Electrical Engineering at University of Rhode Island Report

#9

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Tufts University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for electrical engineering students. It came in at #9 on the list. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Medford.

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#10

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT

University of Vermont did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for electrical engineering students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Burlington, UVM is a public college with a large student population.

While working on their degree, EE majors at UVM accumulate an average of around $26,000 in student debt.

Full Electrical Engineering at University of Vermont Report

Best Electrical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best electrical engineering schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,254
Connecticut 241
New Hampshire 39
Maine 34
Rhode Island 63
Vermont 38

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

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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