2025 Best Electrical Engineering Schools in North Carolina
    
    
        
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Ranked #39 in popularity, 
electrical engineering is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in North Carolina to determine which ones were the best for electrical engineering students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 589 degrees in electrical engineering to qualified students.
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Choosing a Great Electrical Engineering School

Your choice of electrical engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Electrical Engineering School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Electrical Engineering Rankings by Degree Level
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 Best Electrical Engineering Schools in North Carolina list to help you make the college decision.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.
 
Best Schools for Electrical Engineering in North Carolina
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the ee degree levels they offer.
Top North Carolina Schools in EE
	
	
    
    
        
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Duke University is a great option for students interested in a degree in electrical engineering. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit  university  with a fairly large  student population. A Best Colleges rank of #7 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Duke is a great  university  overall.
There were roughly 96 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Duke in the most recent year we have data available.
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Every student who is interested in electrical engineering has to check out North Carolina State University. NC State is a fairly large  public university  located in the large city of Raleigh. A Best Colleges rank of #122 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means NC State is a great  university  overall.
There were approximately 286 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at NC State in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, ee degree recipients usually earn about $80,352 at the beginning of their careers.
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University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in electrical engineering. Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public  university  with a fairly large  student population. This  university  ranks 10th out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were about 129 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UNC Charlotte in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, ee degree recipients generally earn about $72,167 in their early careers.
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Any student who is interested in electrical engineering needs to take a look at North Carolina A & T State University. NC A&T is a fairly large  public university  located in the city of Greensboro. This  university  ranks 51st out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were approximately 49 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at NC A&T in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduating, ee degree recipients typically make an average of $81,213 at the beginning of their careers.
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WCU is a large  public university  located in the town of Cullowhee. This  university  ranks 36th out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were about 29 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at WCU in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the ee program earn around $69,067 in their early career salary.
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