by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 183 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for electrical engineering students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 8,248 master's degrees in electrical engineering to qualified students.
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Your choice of electrical engineering for getting your master's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality ee program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for electrical engineering students working on their master's degree.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Electrical Engineering Master's Degree Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in electrical engineering. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a good decision for individuals interested in a master's degree in electrical engineering. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in electrical engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in electrical engineering needs to check out Stanford University. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Stanford.More information about a master’s in electrical engineering from Stanford University
Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in electrical engineering needs to take a look at University of Southern California. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Los Angeles.More information about a master’s in electrical engineering from University of Southern California
Any student who is interested in a master's degree in electrical engineering needs to take a look at University of California - Berkeley. UC Berkeley is a very large public university located in the city of Berkeley.More information about a master’s in electrical engineering from University of California - Berkeley
Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in electrical engineering from Washington University in St Louis
Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in electrical engineering from Carnegie Mellon University
Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Baltimore.More information about a master’s in electrical engineering from Johns Hopkins University
Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in electrical engineering from University of California - Los Angeles
Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Ithaca.More information about a master’s in electrical engineering from Cornell University
Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in electrical engineering from Columbia University in the City of New York
Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in electrical engineering from Duke University
Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Evanston.More information about a master’s in electrical engineering from Northwestern University
Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in electrical engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus
Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in electrical engineering from University of Pennsylvania
Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in electrical engineering from University of Wisconsin - Madison
Princeton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Princeton.More information about a master’s in electrical engineering from Princeton University
Purdue is a fairly large public university located in the small city of West Lafayette.More information about a master’s in electrical engineering from Purdue University - Main Campus
Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Nashville.More information about a master’s in electrical engineering from Vanderbilt University
Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in electrical engineering from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
UCSD is a very large public university located in the city of La Jolla.More information about a master’s in electrical engineering from University of California - San Diego
Rice is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Houston.More information about a master’s in electrical engineering from Rice University
GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington.More information about a master’s in electrical engineering from George Washington University
Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in electrical engineering from University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Case Western is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Cleveland.More information about a master’s in electrical engineering from Case Western Reserve University
Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Boston.More information about a master’s in electrical engineering from Northeastern University
Here are some additional great schools for Electrical Engineering students that almost earned our Best Electrical Engineering Master's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 28 | University of Florida | Gainesville, FL |
| 29 | University of Maryland - College Park | College Park, MD |
| 30 | University of Dayton | Dayton, OH |
| 31 | University of Notre Dame | Notre Dame, IN |
| 32 | Tufts University | Medford, MA |
| 32 | The University of Texas at Austin | Austin, TX |
| 33 | Villanova University | Villanova, PA |
| 34 | University of Colorado Boulder | Boulder, CO |
| 35 | Texas A&M University - College Station | College Station, TX |
| 36 | Stevens Institute of Technology | Hoboken, NJ |
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One of 3 majors within the Electrical Engineering area of study, Electrical Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Other Electrical Engineering | 246 |
| Telecommunications Engineering | 118 |
| Optical Enginering | 46 |
