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2023 Most Popular Electrical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in New York

19 Colleges
$94,068 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Electrical Engineering Master's Degree School for You

With 844 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, electrical engineering is the #29 most popular major in New York.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Electrical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 19 schools in New York to see which ones were the most popular master'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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for EE majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Columbia University in the City of New York the most popular school in New York for electrical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Of the 166 students majoring in EE at Columbia, 71% are male and 29% are female.

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#2

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Cornell University is a great place for electrical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.

Women make up 28% of the EE majors at the school.

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#3

New York University

New York, NY

Out of the 19 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the # 3 spot on the list. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Of the 87 students majoring in EE at NYU, 80% are male and 20% are female.

Full Electrical Engineering at New York University Report

#4

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Out of the 19 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Stony Brook University landed the # 4 spot on the list. SUNY Stony Brook is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Stony Brook.

Women make up 11% of the EE majors at the school.

Full Electrical Engineering at Stony Brook University Report

#5

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University at Buffalo is a great place for electrical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 21% of the students majoring in EE at the school are women while 79% are male.

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#5

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

Out of the 19 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Rochester landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Women make up 15% of the EE majors at the school.

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#7

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Syracuse University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree electrical engineering programs. Syracuse is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Syracuse.

About 31% of the students majoring in EE at the school are women while 69% are male.

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#8

Clarkson University

Potsdam, NY

Clarkson University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Located in the town of Potsdam, Clarkson is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 11% of the EE majors at the school.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at Clarkson University

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the small city of Troy, RPI is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 16% of the EE majors at the school.

Full Electrical Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Report

#10

New York Institute of Technology

Old Westbury, NY

With a ranking of #10, New York Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for electrical engineering students working on their master’s degree. NYIT is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Old Westbury.

About 13% of the students majoring in EE at the school are women while 87% are male.

Full Electrical Engineering at New York Institute of Technology Report

Best Electrical Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 725
Maryland 338
New Jersey 319
District of Columbia 95
Delaware 0

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

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 19 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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