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Finding the Best Electrical and Computer Engineering. School for You

Electrical and Computer Engineering. is the #143 most popular major in the country with 928 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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

The Best Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 16 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Electrical and Computer Engineering. Schools in the United States

Check out the electrical and computer engineering. programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Electrical and Computer Engineering. Schools

#1

Rice University

Houston, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Rice University the best school in the United States for electrical and computer engineering. students. Located in the large city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 16 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a very large student population.

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Out of the 16 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Villanova University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at University of Southern California helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best electrical and computer engineering. schools in the United States. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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Michigan Technological University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Schools ranking. Michigan Tech is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Houghton.

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#7

Baylor University

Waco, TX

Baylor University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for electrical and computer engineering. students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Rochester Institute of Technology ranked #8 on this year’s Best Schools list. Located in the suburb of Rochester, RIT is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Brigham Young University - Provo did quite well on this year’s best schools for electrical and computer engineering. students. Located in the city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #10, University of Alabama at Birmingham did quite well on this year’s best schools for electrical and computer engineering. students. UAB is a very large public school located in the city of Birmingham.

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Electrical and Computer Engineering. by Region

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Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 16 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).

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