by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the New England Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 28,844 people earned their degree in electrical engineering, making the major the 39th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, electrical engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $74,380 and had an average of $24,114 in loans still to pay off.
Across the New England region, there were 1,669 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $81,909 and $25,820 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 858 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,403 and $25,944 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the New England Region” ranking looked at 34 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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The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region bachelor’s degree ee students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Olin College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the New England Region. This small school is located in Needham, Massachusetts, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s EE degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend United States Coast Guard Academy. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the New England Region list. New London, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s EE degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 34 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Worcester Polytechnic Institute landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 95 degrees to qualified bachelors’s EE students 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 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Electrical Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wentworth Institute of Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the New England Region list. This small school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 33 bachelors’s EE degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Out of the 34 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s EE degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Lowell, Massachusetts, this fairly large public school handed out 119 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s EE students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Massachusetts - Lowell Electrical Engineering Report
Eastern Nazarene College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the New England Region ranking. This small school is located in Quincy, Massachusetts, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s EE degrees in 2020-2021.
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 ranking of #8, University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the New England Region list. UMass Dartmouth is a public institution located in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #9, Western New England University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the New England Region list. Western New England University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Springfield, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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 more about Electrical Engineering at Western New England University
With a ranking of #10, Massachusetts Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’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 51 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s EE students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default 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.
University of Hartford came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the New England Region ranking. University of Hartford is located in West Hartford, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 bachelors’s EE degrees to qualified students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
With a ranking of #12, University of Southern Maine did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the New England Region list. Portland, Maine is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s EE degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Southern Maine Electrical Engineering Report
University of Bridgeport landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the New England Region ranking. UBridgeport is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #14, University of Rhode Island did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the New England Region list. This fairly large school is located in Kingston, Rhode Island, and it awarded 43 bachelors’s EE degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Electrical Engineering at University of Rhode Island
University of Vermont ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the New England Region list. Located in Burlington, Vermont, this fairly large public school awarded 30 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s EE students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #16, Northeastern University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the New England Region list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 64 degrees to qualified bachelors’s EE students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Connecticut ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the New England Region list. This large school is located in Storrs, Connecticut, and it awarded 67 bachelors’s EE degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #18, University of New Haven did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the New England Region list. Located in West Haven, Connecticut, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 14 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s EE students 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%.
University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the New England Region ranking. UNH is a public institution located in Durham, New Hampshire. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 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 University of New Hampshire - Main Campus
Merrimack College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the New England Region list. Merrimack College is a private not-for-profit institution located in North Andover, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Maine ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the New England Region list. University of Maine is a fairly large public school situated in Orono, Maine. It awarded 15 bachelors’s EE degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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 ranking of #22, University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the New England Region list. University of Massachusetts Amherst is a large school located in Amherst, Massachusetts that handed out 46 bachelors’s EE degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Massachusetts Amherst Electrical Engineering Report
With a ranking of #23, Tufts University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’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 17 bachelors’s EE degrees to qualified students.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
With a ranking of #24, Fairfield University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the New England Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Fairfield, Connecticut, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s EE degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Boston University landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the New England Region ranking. This large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 42 bachelors’s EE degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, 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 full report on Electrical Engineering at Boston University
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