2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the New England Region
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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 New England region, there were 1,669 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 618 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,899 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 19 colleges that offer a degree in electrical engineering. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in electrical engineering.
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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the New England Region
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the New England Region”.
Top 19 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering in the New England Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Worcester Polytechnic Institute. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the New England Region list. Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 65 diplomas to qualified masters’s EE students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Electrical Engineering at WPI
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University landed the #2 spot on the list. Northeastern is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 175 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Electrical Engineering at Northeastern
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the New England Region list. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 74 diplomas to qualified masters’s EE students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Electrical Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the New England Region list. University of Massachusetts - Lowell is a public institution located in Lowell, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 57 masters’s 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%.
Full UMass Lowell Electrical Engineering Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Haven. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the New England Region list. University of New Haven is located in West Haven, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 masters’s EE degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.
Read full report on Electrical Engineering at University of New Haven
With a ranking of #6, Boston University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the New England Region list. This large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 97 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about Electrical Engineering at Boston University
Western New England University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the New England Region ranking. Western New England University is located in Springfield, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 masters’s EE degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Electrical Engineering at Western New England University
University of Bridgeport landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the New England Region ranking. This small school is located in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and it awarded 9 masters’s EE degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Electrical Engineering at University of Bridgeport
With a ranking of #9, Tufts University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the New England Region list. Tufts University is located in Medford, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 masters’s EE degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Electrical Engineering at Tufts
University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the New England Region ranking. This large school is located in Amherst, Massachusetts, and it awarded 39 masters’s EE degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Full University of Massachusetts Amherst Electrical Engineering Report
University of Rhode Island came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the New England Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Kingston, Rhode Island, and it awarded 10 masters’s EE degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Electrical Engineering at URI
University of Hartford came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the New England Region ranking. UHart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in West Hartford, Connecticut. It awarded 4 masters’s EE degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full University of Hartford Electrical Engineering Report
University of Vermont ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the New England Region list. UVM is a public institution located in Burlington, Vermont. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Electrical Engineering at UVM
University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, this medium-sized public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s EE students in 2020-2021.
Full UMass Dartmouth Electrical Engineering Report
With a ranking of #15, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the New England Region list. UNH is a fairly large school located in Durham, New Hampshire that handed out 6 masters’s EE degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Full University of New Hampshire - Main Campus Electrical Engineering Report
With a ranking of #16, Fairfield University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the New England Region list. Located in Fairfield, Connecticut, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified masters’s EE students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Electrical Engineering at Fairfield University
With a ranking of #17, University of Connecticut did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the New England Region list. UCONN is a large public school situated in Storrs, Connecticut. It awarded 12 masters’s EE degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Electrical Engineering at UCONN
Yale University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the New England Region ranking. Yale is a fairly large school located in New Haven, Connecticut that handed out 5 masters’s EE degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Yale Electrical Engineering Report
University of Maine came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Orono, Maine, this fairly large public school handed out 15 degrees to qualified masters’s EE students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Maine Electrical Engineering Report
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Notes and References
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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