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2023 Most Popular Electrical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

19 Colleges
$94,068 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, electrical engineering was ranked #27 in the country. In fact 11,021 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Most Popular Electrical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 19 schools in the New England Region 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.

Check out the EE master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the New England Region .

Our analysis found Northeastern University to be the most popular school for electrical engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the New England Region . Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

Women make up 21% of the EE majors at the school.

Full Electrical Engineering at Northeastern University Report

#2

Boston University

Boston, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 97 students majoring in EE at Boston U, 74% are male and 26% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Massachusetts Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular electrical engineering schools in the New England Region . MIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

Of the 74 students majoring in EE at MIT, 66% are male and 34% are female.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Worcester Polytechnic Institute is a great place for electrical engineering students working on their master’s degree. WPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Worcester.

About 17% of the students majoring in EE at the school are women while 83% are male.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Out of the 19 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 21% of the EE majors at the school.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at University of Massachusetts - Lowell

With a ranking of #6, University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for electrical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 39 students majoring in EE at UMass Amherst, 72% are male and 28% are female.

Full Electrical Engineering at University of Massachusetts Amherst Report

#7

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Tufts University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Medford.

About 16% of the students majoring in EE at the school are women while 84% are male.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at Tufts University

#8

University of New Haven

West Haven, CT

University of New Haven landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree electrical engineering programs. Located in the suburb of West Haven, University of New Haven is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 38% of the students majoring in EE at the school are women while 62% are male.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Connecticut did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for electrical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 25% of the students majoring in EE at the school are women while 75% are male.

Full Electrical Engineering at University of Connecticut Report

#10

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, RI

With a ranking of #10, University of Rhode Island did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for electrical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Kingston, URI is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Electrical Engineering at University of Rhode Island Report

Best Electrical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best electrical engineering schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 666
Connecticut 95
Rhode Island 17
New Hampshire 9
Maine 0
Vermont 8

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 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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