by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in Connecticut” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Connecticut, there were 241 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,183 and $26,643 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 146 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,551 and $25,342 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in Connecticut” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in Connecticut” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for connecticut bachelor’s degree ee students.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, United States Coast Guard Academy landed the #1 spot on the list. USCGA is a small school located in New London, Connecticut that handed out 21 bachelors’s EE degrees in 2020-2021.
Full United States Coast Guard Academy Electrical Engineering Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hartford. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in Connecticut list. Located in West Hartford, Connecticut, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 20 degrees to qualified bachelors’s EE students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Bridgeport. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in Connecticut. This small school is located in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s EE degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Electrical Engineering at University of Bridgeport
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Connecticut. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in Connecticut. UCONN is a large public school situated in Storrs, Connecticut. It awarded 67 bachelors’s EE degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Haven. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in Connecticut. This medium-sized school is located in West Haven, Connecticut, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s EE degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Electrical Engineering at University of New Haven
Fairfield University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in Connecticut list. Fairfield U is located in Fairfield, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s EE degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Electrical Engineering at Fairfield University
Yale University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in Connecticut ranking, coming in at #7. New Haven, Connecticut is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s EE degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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.
With a ranking of #8, Trinity College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in Connecticut list. Hartford, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s EE degrees to 0 students 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Central Connecticut State University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in Connecticut ranking. New Britain, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s EE degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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