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2023 Best Electrical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Illinois

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$94,068 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Electrical Engineering Master's Degree 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Electrical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois

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

Top Illinois Schools for a Master's in Electrical Engineering

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern University the best school in Illinois for electrical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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Out of the 8 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Bradley University

Peoria, IL

The excellent master’s degree programs at Bradley University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best electrical engineering schools in Illinois. Located in the medium-sized city of Peoria, Bradley is a private not-for-profit school 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 Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Illinois University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. NIU is a large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.

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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree electrical engineering programs. SIUE is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Edwardsville.

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University of Illinois at Chicago ranked #7 on this year’s Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. UIC is a very large public school located in the city of Chicago.

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for electrical engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. SIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Carbondale.

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Best Electrical Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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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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