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2023 Most Popular Electrical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina

4 Colleges
$94,068 Avg Salary

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

Electrical Engineering is the #17 most popular major in North Carolina with 388 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Electrical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in North Carolina 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Electrical Engineering Master's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found North Carolina State University to be the most popular school for electrical engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in North Carolina. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

Of the 160 students majoring in EE at NC State, 78% are male and 22% are female.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at North Carolina State University

#2

Duke University

Durham, NC

Out of the 4 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Duke University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.

Of the 85 students majoring in EE at Duke, 73% are male and 27% are female.

Full Electrical Engineering at Duke University Report

Out of the 4 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the # 3 spot on the list. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.

About 23% of the students majoring in EE at the school are women while 78% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina A & T State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. NC A&T is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greensboro.

Of the 4 students majoring in EE at NC A&T, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Full Electrical Engineering at North Carolina A & T State University Report

Best Electrical Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 182
Florida 528
Georgia 444
Tennessee 62
Kentucky 41
Louisiana 12
Alabama 55
South Carolina 51
Mississippi 17
Arkansas 27
West Virginia 13

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

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 4 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.

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