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2023 Most Popular Online Electrical Engineering Schools

12 Colleges
$74,380 Avg Salary
$24,114 Avg Student Debt

Electrical Engineering is the #27 most popular major in the country with 11,021 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Electrical Engineering Schools ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Electrical Engineering Colleges.

Our analysis found Michigan Technological University to be the most popular school for electrical engineering students who want to pursue an online degree in the United States. Michigan Tech is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Houghton.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Worcester Polytechnic Institute is a great place for electrical engineering students pursuing an online degree. WPI is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Worcester.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Methodist University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Electrical Engineering Schools list. Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri University of Science and Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Electrical Engineering Schools list. Located in the remote town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 12 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Dearborn landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Dearborn, UM Dearborn is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#6

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

George Mason University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for electrical engineering students. It came in at #6 on the list. GMU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax.

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Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Electrical Engineering Schools ranking. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the city of College Station.

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#8

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

University of Memphis came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Electrical Engineering Schools ranking. UofM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Memphis.

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best electrical engineering programs. Located in the midsize city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Western New England University did quite well on this year’s best schools for electrical engineering students. Western New England is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Springfield.

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

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 12 schools only.

  • 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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