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2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Great Lakes Region

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Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on EE Major in the Great Lakes Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 28,166 people earned their degree in electrical engineering, making the major the 30th most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 4,485 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,237 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,892 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 35 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in electrical engineering. That schools that top this list have a program in electrical engineering in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree ee students.

Top 25 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering in the Great Lakes Region

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Out of the 35 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management landed the #1 spot on the list. Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management is located in Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 41 masters’s EE degrees to qualified students.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois Institute of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Illinois Institute of Technology is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 63 masters’s EE degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Dearborn. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Dearborn, Michigan, and it awarded 51 masters’s EE degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at University of Michigan - Dearborn

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University Northwest. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue University Northwest is located in Hammond, Indiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 34 masters’s EE degrees to qualified students.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan Technological University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Houghton, Michigan, this medium-sized public school awarded 22 diplomas to qualified masters’s EE students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Electrical Engineering at Michigan Technological University

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is located in Champaign, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 176 masters’s EE degrees to qualified students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UIUC Electrical Engineering Report

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Oakland University
Rochester Hills, Michigan

Oakland University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #7. Oakland is a fairly large public school situated in Rochester Hills, Michigan. It awarded 48 masters’s EE degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Oakland University Electrical Engineering Report

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University of Dayton
Dayton, Ohio

University of Dayton did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #8. This fairly large school is located in Dayton, Ohio, and it awarded 35 masters’s EE degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Electrical Engineering at UDayton

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University of Detroit Mercy
Detroit, Michigan

University of Detroit Mercy ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Detroit, Michigan, and it awarded 15 masters’s EE degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Full Detroit Mercy Electrical Engineering Report

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Wright State University - Main Campus landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Wright State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Dayton, Ohio. It awarded 28 masters’s EE degrees in 2020-2021.

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With a ranking of #11, University of Illinois at Chicago did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Great Lakes Region list. UIC is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 71 masters’s EE degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full UIC Electrical Engineering Report

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Purdue University - Main Campus
West Lafayette, Indiana

Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. West Lafayette, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s EE degrees to 96 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at Purdue

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Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This large school is located in Columbus, Ohio, and it awarded 107 masters’s EE degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at Ohio State

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Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois

Northwestern University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 55 masters’s EE degrees to qualified students.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Northwestern University Electrical Engineering Report

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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #15. Located in Indianapolis, Indiana, this large public school handed out 49 degrees to qualified masters’s EE students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis Electrical Engineering Report

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With a ranking of #16, Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Carbondale, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s EE degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

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University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #17. This large school is located in Madison, Wisconsin, and it awarded 87 masters’s EE degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Electrical Engineering at UW - Madison

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Cleveland State University ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This fairly large school is located in Cleveland, Ohio, and it awarded 19 masters’s EE degrees in 2020-2021.

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Northern Illinois University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Dekalb, Illinois, this fairly large public school awarded 19 degrees to qualified masters’s EE students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at NIU

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Wayne State University
Detroit, Michigan

Wayne State University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Detroit, Michigan, this large public school handed out 30 degrees to qualified masters’s EE students in 2020-2021.

Full Wayne State University Electrical Engineering Report

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Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Terre Haute, Indiana, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s EE students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read more about Electrical Engineering at Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology

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Ohio University - Athens Campus came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Athens, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s EE degrees to 33 students in 2020-2021.

Full OHIO Athens Electrical Engineering Report

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Case Western Reserve University landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Cleveland, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s EE degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at Case Western Reserve University

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With a ranking of #24, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This fairly large school is located in Edwardsville, Illinois, and it awarded 10 masters’s EE degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Electrical Engineering at SIUE

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Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, Michigan

Western Michigan University ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Great Lakes Region list. WMU is a public institution located in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Electrical Engineering at WMU

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