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2023 Most Popular Electrical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois

5 Colleges
$139,530 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Electrical Engineering Doctor'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.

The Most Popular Electrical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Electrical Engineering program at each school on the list.

Check out the EE doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Illinois.

Our analysis found University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to be the most popular school for electrical engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Illinois. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 49 students majoring in EE at UIUC, 82% are male and 18% are female.

Full Electrical Engineering at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Illinois Institute of Technology is a great place for electrical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in EE at Illinois Tech, 83% are male and 17% are female.

Full Electrical Engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Chicago. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. UIC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chicago.

Women make up 10% of the EE majors at the school.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at University of Illinois at Chicago

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a great place for electrical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. SIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Carbondale.

Full Electrical Engineering at Southern Illinois University Carbondale Report

#5

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Out of the 5 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in EE at Northwestern, 83% are male and 17% are female.

Full Electrical Engineering at Northwestern University Report

Best Electrical Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Electrical Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

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 5 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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