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2023 Most Popular Electrical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

9 Colleges
$94,068 Avg Salary

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

Electrical Engineering is the #24 most popular major in Massachusetts with 666 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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 in Massachusetts ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in Massachusetts 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Electrical Engineering Master's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Northeastern University the most popular school in Massachusetts for electrical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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

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#2

Boston University

Boston, MA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Boston University is a great place for electrical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a great place for electrical engineering students working on their master’s degree. MIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

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

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Out of the 9 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Worcester Polytechnic Institute landed the # 4 spot on the list. WPI is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Worcester.

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

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

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

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University of Massachusetts Amherst 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 #6 on the list. 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.

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#7

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Tufts University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree electrical engineering programs. Tufts is a fairly 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.

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Western New England University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Western New England is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Springfield.

About 13% of the students majoring in EE at the school are women while 88% are male.

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University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of North Dartmouth, UMass Dartmouth is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Electrical Engineering Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
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 9 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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