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2023 Best Electrical Engineering Schools in North Carolina

4 Colleges
$72,039 Avg Salary
$26,595 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Electrical Engineering School for You

Electrical Engineering is the #17 most popular major in North Carolina with 388 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Electrical Engineering Schools in North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in North Carolina to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Electrical Engineering Schools in North Carolina

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

Top North Carolina Schools in Electrical Engineering

#1

Duke University

Durham, NC

Our analysis found Duke University to be the best school for electrical engineering students who want to pursue a degree in North Carolina. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at Duke University

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means North Carolina State University is a great place for electrical engineering students. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at North Carolina State University

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Electrical Engineering Schools in North Carolina list. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

Full Electrical Engineering at University of North Carolina at Charlotte Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means North Carolina A & T State University is a great place for electrical engineering students. NC A&T is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at North Carolina A & T State University

Best Electrical Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 182
Florida 528
Georgia 444
Tennessee 62
Kentucky 41
Louisiana 12
Alabama 55
South Carolina 51
Mississippi 17
Arkansas 27
West Virginia 13

One of 39 majors within the area of study, electrical engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 4 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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