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2023 Best Electrical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

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

Electrical Engineering is the #24 most popular major in Massachusetts with 666 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Electrical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Massachusetts to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts

The colleges and universities below are the best for EE majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top Massachusetts Schools for a Doctorate in Electrical Engineering

Our analysis found Massachusetts Institute of Technology to be the best school for electrical engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Massachusetts. MIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

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#2

Tufts University

Medford, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Tufts University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Medford.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northeastern University is a great place for electrical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Worcester Polytechnic Institute. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. WPI is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Worcester.

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#5

Boston University

Boston, MA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Boston University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best electrical engineering schools in Massachusetts. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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University of Massachusetts Amherst ranked #6 on this year’s Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree electrical engineering programs. Located in the large suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Electrical Engineering Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Electrical Engineering Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 95
Rhode Island 17
New Hampshire 9
Maine 0
Vermont 8

Electrical Engineering is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to EE

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252
General Engineering 3,548

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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