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2023 Best Electrical Engineering Schools in Illinois

8 Colleges
$74,093 Avg Salary
$24,079 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Electrical Engineering School for You

Electrical Engineering is the #25 most popular major in Illinois with 500 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Electrical Engineering Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 8 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Electrical Engineering Schools in Illinois

The following schools top our list of the Best Electrical Engineering Colleges.

Top Illinois Schools in Electrical Engineering

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern University the best school in Illinois for electrical engineering students. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a great place for electrical engineering students. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a very large student population.

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#3

Bradley University

Peoria, IL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Bradley University is a great place for electrical engineering students. Located in the midsize city of Peoria, Bradley is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Illinois Institute of Technology. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Electrical Engineering Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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The excellent programs at Northern Illinois University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best electrical engineering schools in Illinois. NIU is a large public school located in the suburb of Dekalb.

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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Electrical Engineering Schools in Illinois ranking. SIUE is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Edwardsville.

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University of Illinois at Chicago came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Electrical Engineering Schools in Illinois ranking. UIC is a very large public school located in the city of Chicago.

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With a ranking of #8, Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well on this year’s best schools for electrical engineering students. SIUC is a large public school located in the small city of Carbondale.

Full Electrical Engineering at Southern Illinois University Carbondale Report

Best Electrical Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Electrical Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 288
Ohio 434
Indiana 292
Wisconsin 141

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 8 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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