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2023 Best Electrical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

16 Colleges
$94,068 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, electrical engineering was ranked #27 in the country. In fact 11,021 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Electrical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 16 schools in the New England Region 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 the New England Region

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

Top 10 Best Electrical Engineering Master's Degree Schools

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

Full Electrical Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology Report

#2

Tufts University

Medford, MA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Tufts University is a great place for electrical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Medford.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Northeastern University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best electrical engineering schools in the New England Region . Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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#4

Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Fairfield University is a great place for electrical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Fairfield, Fairfield U 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 Worcester Polytechnic Institute. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. WPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Worcester.

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#6

Boston University

Boston, MA

Boston University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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University of Connecticut 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 #7 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a very large student population.

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#8

University of New Haven

West Haven, CT

University of New Haven 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. Located in the suburb of West Haven, University of New Haven is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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University of Massachusetts Amherst 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 #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#10

Western New England University

Springfield, MA

Western New England University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Western New England is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Springfield.

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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 666
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 16 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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