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Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools

There are 464 colleges that offer a degree in Electrical Engineering. The most popular schools, by student demand, are below:

Finding the Best Electrical Engineering School for You

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which Electrical Engineering program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you’re no longer limited to schools in your local area.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 464 schools in the United States offering Electrical Engineering programs. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school’s program.

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

The most popular school in the United States for Electrical Engineering students is University of California-Berkeley. Located in Berkeley, CA, this is a public institution. This school awarded 728 degrees in Electrical Engineering in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $57,445. Full Electrical Engineering at University of California-Berkeley Report

Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus comes in at #2 on our list of the most popular colleges for Electrical Engineering majors. Located in Atlanta, GA, this is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, 606 people earned their degree in Electrical Engineering from this school. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $87,556. Read full report on Electrical Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus

#3

Purdue University-Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University-Main Campus comes in at #3 on our list of the most popular colleges for Electrical Engineering majors. Purdue University-Main Campus is a public school located in West Lafayette, IN. This school awarded 577 degrees in Electrical Engineering in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $61,124. Read More…

#4

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Carnegie Mellon University landed the #4 spot in our Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools ranking. Located in Pittsburgh, PA, this is a private nonprofit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, 556 people earned their degree in Electrical Engineering from this school. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $88,268. Read full report on Electrical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University

Arizona State University Campus Immersion comes in at #5 on our list of the most popular colleges for Electrical Engineering majors. Located in Tempe, AZ, this is a public institution. This school awarded 489 degrees in Electrical Engineering in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $48,210. Full Electrical Engineering at Arizona State University Campus Immersion Report

Texas A&M University-College Station comes in at #6 on our list of the most popular colleges for Electrical Engineering majors. Located in College Station, TX, this is a public institution. This school awarded 431 degrees in Electrical Engineering in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $54,018. Read full report on Electrical Engineering at Texas A&M University-College Station

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign landed the #7 spot in our Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools ranking. Located in Champaign, IL, this is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, 425 people earned their degree in Electrical Engineering from this school. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $53,513. Read More…

University of California-Los Angeles landed the #8 spot in our Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools ranking. University of California-Los Angeles is a public school located in Los Angeles, CA. This school awarded 410 degrees in Electrical Engineering in the most recent reporting year. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $41,763. Read More…

University of Southern California landed the #9 spot in our Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools ranking. University of Southern California is a private nonprofit school located in Los Angeles, CA. This school awarded 398 degrees in Electrical Engineering in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $63,275. Full Electrical Engineering at University of Southern California Report

University of California-San Diego comes in at #10 on our list of the most popular colleges for Electrical Engineering majors. University of California-San Diego is a public school located in La Jolla, CA. This school awarded 388 degrees in Electrical Engineering in the most recent reporting year. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $44,612. Read More…

#11

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida landed the #11 spot in our Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools ranking. University of Florida is a public school located in Gainesville, FL. During the most recent year for which we have data, 384 people earned their degree in Electrical Engineering from this school. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $48,898. Read full report on Electrical Engineering at University of Florida

North Carolina State University at Raleigh comes in at #12 on our list of the most popular colleges for Electrical Engineering majors. North Carolina State University at Raleigh is a public school located in Raleigh, NC. This school awarded 367 degrees in Electrical Engineering in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $50,866. Read More…

Ohio State University-Main Campus landed the #13 spot in our Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools ranking. Ohio State University-Main Campus is a public school located in Columbus, OH. During the most recent year for which we have data, 359 people earned their degree in Electrical Engineering from this school. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $49,087. Read More…

University of Washington-Seattle Campus landed the #14 spot in our Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools ranking. Located in Seattle, WA, this is a public institution. This school awarded 351 degrees in Electrical Engineering in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $53,990. Read More…

#15

Rutgers University-New Brunswick

New Brunswick, NJ

Rutgers University-New Brunswick landed the #15 spot in our Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools ranking. Rutgers University-New Brunswick is a public school located in New Brunswick, NJ. This school awarded 317 degrees in Electrical Engineering in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $52,303. Read More…

The University of Texas at Austin landed the #16 spot in our Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools ranking. Located in Austin, TX, this is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, 312 people earned their degree in Electrical Engineering from this school. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $51,060. Read full report on Electrical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin

#17

Northeastern University

Boston, MA

Northeastern University comes in at #17 on our list of the most popular colleges for Electrical Engineering majors. Northeastern University is a private nonprofit school located in Boston, MA. During the most recent year for which we have data, 308 people earned their degree in Electrical Engineering from this school. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $74,155. Read full report on Electrical Engineering at Northeastern University

Columbia University in the City of New York comes in at #18 on our list of the most popular colleges for Electrical Engineering majors. Columbia University in the City of New York is a private nonprofit school located in New York, NY. This school awarded 285 degrees in Electrical Engineering in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $75,228. Read full report on Electrical Engineering at Columbia University in the City of New York

#19

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Johns Hopkins University landed the #19 spot in our Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools ranking. Located in Baltimore, MD, this is a private nonprofit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, 264 people earned their degree in Electrical Engineering from this school. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $89,069. Read More…

University of Wisconsin-Madison landed the #20 spot in our Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools ranking. Located in Madison, WI, this is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, 262 people earned their degree in Electrical Engineering from this school. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $53,379. Read full report on Electrical Engineering at University of Wisconsin-Madison

University of Central Florida comes in at #21 on our list of the most popular colleges for Electrical Engineering majors. Located in Orlando, FL, this is a public institution. This school awarded 258 degrees in Electrical Engineering in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $41,960. Read full report on Electrical Engineering at University of Central Florida

#22

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Cornell University landed the #22 spot in our Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools ranking. Located in Ithaca, NY, this is a private nonprofit institution. This school awarded 255 degrees in Electrical Engineering in the most recent reporting year. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $70,710. Read full report on Electrical Engineering at Cornell University

University of Colorado Boulder landed the #23 spot in our Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools ranking. University of Colorado Boulder is a public school located in Boulder, CO. This school awarded 252 degrees in Electrical Engineering in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $48,932. Read full report on Electrical Engineering at University of Colorado Boulder

Massachusetts Institute of Technology landed the #24 spot in our Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools ranking. Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private nonprofit school located in Cambridge, MA. During the most recent year for which we have data, 230 people earned their degree in Electrical Engineering from this school. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $109,923. Read More…

#25

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Stanford University landed the #25 spot in our Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools ranking. Stanford University is a private nonprofit school located in Stanford, CA. This school awarded 230 degrees in Electrical Engineering in the most recent reporting year. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $89,527. Read full report on Electrical Engineering at Stanford University

#28

San Jose State University

San Jose, CA
#34

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA
#37

Southern Technical College

Fort Myers, FL
#39

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR
#42

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ
#44

Boston University

Boston, MA
#45

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for this major that just missed the list above.

Rank College Location
51 Duke University Durham, NC
52 San Diego State University San Diego, CA
53 University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY
54 University of Houston Houston, TX
55 University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA
56 Washington University in St Louis St. Louis, MO
57 New York University New York, NY
58 University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT
59 Princeton University Princeton, NJ
60 California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA
61 Wayne State University Detroit, MI
62 University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA
63 Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI
64 Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX
65 University of Dayton Dayton, OH
66 Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS
67 University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA
68 Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY
69 Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, MO
70 Washington State University Pullman, WA
71 University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL
72 University of Rochester Rochester, NY
73 The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX
74 University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, OK
75 Clemson University Clemson, SC
76 The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX
77 Auburn University Auburn, AL
78 Colorado School of Mines Golden, CO
79 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI
80 University of North Texas Denton, TX
81 University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC
82 University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA
83 Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA
84 Iowa State University Ames, IA
85 Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ
86 University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez Mayaguez, PR
87 George Mason University Fairfax, VA
88 George Washington University Washington, DC
89 CUNY City College New York, NY
90 New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ
91 University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA
92 California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA
93 Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL
94 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY
95 Clarkson University Potsdam, NY
96 Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI
97 Rowan University Glassboro, NJ
98 Drexel University Philadelphia, PA
99 California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA
100 Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, OK
101 The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN
102 Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN
103 University of Kansas Lawrence, KS
104 Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO
105 Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA
106 University of Nevada-Reno Reno, NV
107 Cleveland State University Cleveland, OH
108 Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL
109 University of Connecticut Storrs, CT
110 University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA
111 University of Kentucky Lexington, KY
112 University of Washington-Bothell Campus Bothell, WA
113 University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR
114 Florida State University Tallahassee, FL
115 Northwestern University Evanston, IL
116 University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE
117 The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX
118 University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN
119 Utah State University Logan, UT
120 The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL
121 California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA
122 University of Toledo Toledo, OH
123 Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX
124 University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO
125 University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI
126 University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO
127 Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH
128 Texas State University San Marcos, TX
129 Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, TN
130 University of Wisconsin-Platteville Platteville, WI
131 Wright State University-Main Campus Dayton, OH
132 Yale University New Haven, CT
133 Naval Postgraduate School Monterey, CA
134 Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Terre Haute, IN
135 University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC
136 Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA
137 Milwaukee School of Engineering Milwaukee, WI
138 California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA
139 The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art New York, NY
140 University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque, NM
141 Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL
142 University of Alabama in Huntsville Huntsville, AL
143 Villanova University Villanova, PA
144 New York Institute of Technology Old Westbury, NY
145 Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico Hato Rey, PR
146 California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA
147 Kansas State University Manhattan, KS
148 Binghamton University Vestal, NY
149 North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro, NC
150 Tri-County Adult Career Center Nelsonville, OH
151 University of Louisville Louisville, KY
152 University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth North Dartmouth, MA
153 University of Miami Coral Gables, FL
154 University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI
155 Prairie View A & M University Prairie View, TX
156 Boise State University Boise, ID
157 Lawrence Technological University Southfield, MI
158 Morgan State University Baltimore, MD
159 University of Memphis Memphis, TN
160 North Dakota State University-Main Campus Fargo, ND
161 Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH
162 West Virginia University Morgantown, WV
163 Montana State University Bozeman, MT
164 New Mexico State University-Main Campus Las Cruces, NM
165 Tufts University Medford, MA
166 Wentworth Institute of Technology Boston, MA
167 Syracuse University Syracuse, NY
168 University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND
169 Youngstown State University Youngstown, OH
170 Brigham Young University-Idaho Rexburg, ID
171 Southern Technical College Orlando, FL
172 University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lafayette, LA
173 Lamar University Beaumont, TX
174 Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg Middletown, PA
175 Temple University Philadelphia, PA
176 University of Georgia Athens, GA
177 University of New Orleans New Orleans, LA
178 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI
179 Louisiana Tech University Ruston, LA
180 The University of Texas at Tyler Tyler, TX
181 Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus Gurabo, PR
182 University of Minnesota-Duluth Duluth, MN
183 Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI
184 Kettering University Flint, MI
185 Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA
186 Purdue University Northwest Hammond, IN
187 University of Idaho Moscow, ID
188 Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, IL
189 University of North Florida Jacksonville, FL
190 Portland State University Portland, OR
191 San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA
192 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL
193 University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV
194 South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Rapid City, SD
195 University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL
196 University of San Diego San Diego, CA
197 College of Staten Island CUNY Staten Island, NY
198 University of Maine Orono, ME
199 Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI
200 University of Iowa Iowa City, IA

Electrical Engineering by Region

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Region
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Southeast
Southwest
Rocky Mountains
Far Western US

More Electrical Engineering Rankings

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Electrical Engineering Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 25,975
Other Electrical Engineering 434
Telecommunications Engineering 194
Optical Engineering 157
Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 42,939
Civil Engineering 20,005
Computer Engineering 19,986
Biomedical Engineering 13,914
General Engineering 13,411

References

*The average salary above is for the top 25 schools only.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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