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

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

In 2020-2021, 182 degrees and certificates were awarded to electrical engineering students who went to a Virginia college or university. This makes it the #42 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

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 Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Virginia 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.

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

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Our analysis found Virginia Tech to be the most popular school for electrical engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Virginia. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.

Of the 54 students majoring in EE at Virginia Tech, 81% are male and 19% are female.

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#2

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

Out of the 4 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the # 2 spot on the list. GMU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax.

Women make up 4% of the EE majors at the school.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at George Mason University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.

Of the 21 students majoring in EE at University of Virginia, 71% are male and 29% are female.

Full Electrical Engineering at University of Virginia - Main Campus Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Norfolk State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular electrical engineering schools in Virginia. Located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk, Norfolk State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 27% of the students majoring in EE at the school are women while 73% are male.

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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
Florida 528
Georgia 444
North Carolina 388
Tennessee 62
Kentucky 41
Louisiana 12
Alabama 55
South Carolina 51
Mississippi 17
Arkansas 27
West Virginia 13

Electrical Engineering is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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