2023 Most Popular Electrical Engineering Master's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Electrical Engineering Master's Degree School for You
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 Electrical Engineering Master's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 244 schools in the United States to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Electrical Engineering program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
Check out the EE master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.
Top 25 Most Popular Schools for a Master's in Electrical Engineering
Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern California the most popular school in the United States for electrical engineering students working on their master’s degree. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.
Women make up 23% of the EE majors at the school.
Full Electrical Engineering at University of Southern California Report
The in-demand master’s degree programs at Carnegie Mellon University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular electrical engineering schools in the United States. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.
Women make up 28% of the EE majors at the school.
The in-demand master’s degree programs at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular electrical engineering schools in the United States. Georgia Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.
Women make up 19% of the EE majors at the school.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of California - San Diego is a great place for electrical engineering students working on their master’s degree. UCSD is a very large public school located in the city of La Jolla.
Women make up 21% of the EE majors at the school.
The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of California - Los Angeles helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular electrical engineering schools in the United States. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 189 students majoring in EE at UCLA, 80% are male and 20% are female.
The in-demand master’s degree programs at Arizona State University - Tempe helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular electrical engineering schools in the United States. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 26% of the EE majors at the school.
Read full report on Electrical Engineering at Arizona State University - Tempe
Johns Hopkins University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.
Women make up 18% of the EE majors at the school.
Read full report on Electrical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for electrical engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a very large student population.
About 21% of the students majoring in EE at the school are women while 79% are male.
With a ranking of #9, Northeastern University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for electrical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
About 21% of the students majoring in EE at the school are women while 79% are male.
Full Electrical Engineering at Northeastern University Report
Columbia University in the City of New York came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
About 29% of the students majoring in EE at the school are women while 71% are male.
Full Electrical Engineering at Columbia University in the City of New York Report
University of Florida came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 165 students majoring in EE at UF, 75% are male and 25% are female.
Read full report on Electrical Engineering at University of Florida
University of California - Berkeley ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 24% of the EE majors at the school.
Read full report on Electrical Engineering at University of California - Berkeley
North Carolina State University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree electrical engineering programs. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 22% of the EE majors at the school.
Read full report on Electrical Engineering at North Carolina State University
Stanford University landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree electrical engineering programs. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Stanford.
Women make up 35% of the EE majors at the school.
San Jose State University ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 29% of the students majoring in EE at the school are women while 71% are male.
Full Electrical Engineering at San Jose State University Report
With a ranking of #16, University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for electrical engineering students working on their master’s degree. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the large city of Seattle.
Women make up 23% of the EE majors at the school.
Read full report on Electrical Engineering at University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Cornell University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Of the 148 students majoring in EE at Cornell, 72% are male and 28% are female.
Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for electrical engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #18 on the list. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 18% of the students majoring in EE at the school are women while 82% are male.
Read full report on Electrical Engineering at Ohio State University - Main Campus
University of Colorado Boulder came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools ranking. CU - Boulder is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Boulder.
Women make up 19% of the EE majors at the school.
Read full report on Electrical Engineering at University of Colorado Boulder
With a ranking of #20, Boston University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for electrical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 26% of the EE majors at the school.
Purdue University - Main Campus came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a very large student population.
About 30% of the students majoring in EE at the school are women while 70% are male.
The University of Texas at Dallas came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools ranking. UT Dallas is a fairly large public school located in the city of Richardson.
Women make up 27% of the EE majors at the school.
Read full report on Electrical Engineering at The University of Texas at Dallas
With a ranking of #23, New York University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for electrical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
About 20% of the students majoring in EE at the school are women while 80% are male.
With a ranking of #23, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for electrical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.
About 20% of the students majoring in EE at the school are women while 80% are male.
University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for electrical engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #23 on the list. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 87 students majoring in EE at UW - Madison, 76% are male and 24% are female.
Full Electrical Engineering at University of Wisconsin - Madison Report
Rest of the Top Most Popular Electrical Engineering Master's Degree Schools
Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional popular schools for Electrical Engineering students that almost earned our Most Popular Electrical Engineering Master's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 37 | Rutgers University - New Brunswick | New Brunswick, NJ |
| 38 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Worcester, MA |
| 38 | University of Minnesota - Twin Cities | Minneapolis, MN |
| 40 | Illinois Institute of Technology | Chicago, IL |
| 41 | New Jersey Institute of Technology | Newark, NJ |
| 42 | University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus | Pittsburgh, PA |
| 43 | University of Massachusetts - Lowell | Lowell, MA |
| 44 | Oregon State University | Corvallis, OR |
| 45 | Northwestern University | Evanston, IL |
| 45 | University of California - Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA |
| 47 | Virginia Tech | Blacksburg, VA |
| 48 | University of California - Davis | Davis, CA |
Electrical Engineering by Region
View the Most Popular Electrical Engineering Master's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.
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Majors Related to EE
Electrical Engineering is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 25 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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