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2024 Best Electrical Engineering Schools in North Carolina

5 Colleges in North Carolina
714 EE Degrees Awarded
Electrical Engineering is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #30 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Electrical Engineering Schools in North Carolina ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 714 degrees in electrical engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Electrical Engineering School

Best Electrical Engineering Schools in North Carolina The ee program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Electrical Engineering rankings. For our Best Overall Electrical Engineering School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pick Your Electrical Engineering Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in EE
Master's Degrees in EE
Doctor's Degrees in EE

The ee school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Electrical Engineering Schools in North Carolina. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Electrical Engineering in North Carolina

The schools below may not offer all types of ee degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top North Carolina Schools in EE

1
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Duke University
Durham, NC
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NC
119 EE Degrees Awarded

Any student pursuing a degree in electrical engineering needs to check out Duke University. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Durham. A Best Colleges rank of #7 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Duke is a great university overall.

There were roughly 119 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Duke in the most recent data year.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NC
373 EE Degrees Awarded

It is hard to beat North Carolina State University if you wish to pursue a degree in electrical engineering. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #92 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means NC State is a great university overall.

There were approximately 373 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at NC State in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in electrical engineering from North Carolina State University

3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NC
148 EE Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in electrical engineering has to check out University of North Carolina at Charlotte. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Charlotte. This university ranks 6th out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were about 148 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UNC Charlotte in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in electrical engineering from University of North Carolina at Charlotte

4
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In NC
37 EE Degrees Awarded

It's hard to beat North Carolina A & T State University if you wish to pursue a degree in electrical engineering. Located in the large city of Greensboro, NC A&T is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 41st out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were roughly 37 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at NC A&T in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in electrical engineering from North Carolina A & T State University

5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In NC
32 EE Degrees Awarded

Located in the town of Cullowhee, WCU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 17th out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were roughly 32 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at WCU in the most recent data year.

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Best Electrical Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Electrical Engineering Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 715 1,317
Georgia 690 838
Virginia 630 602
Tennessee 624 253
South Carolina 530 219
Kentucky 518 176
Mississippi 501 134
Alabama 500 395
Louisiana 489 176
Arkansas 466 162
West Virginia 410 102

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One of 3 majors within the Electrical Engineering area of study, Electrical Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

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