by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 21 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for electrical engineering students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 1,212 master's degrees in electrical engineering to qualified students.
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Your choice of electrical engineering for getting your master's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality ee program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for electrical engineering students working on their master's degree.
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 Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list to help you make the college decision.
Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for electrical engineering students seeking a a master's degree.
Northwestern University is a good option for individuals interested in a master's degree in electrical engineering. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Evanston.More information about a master’s in electrical engineering from Northwestern University
Purdue University - Main Campus is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in electrical engineering. Purdue is a very large public university located in the city of West Lafayette.
Those electrical engineering students who get their master's degree from Purdue University - Main Campus receive $3,107 more than the standard ee graduate.
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University of Wisconsin - Madison is a good decision for individuals pursuing a master's degree in electrical engineering. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a very large student population.
Electrical Engineering master's degree recipients from University of Wisconsin - Madison earn a boost of about $4,911 over the typical income of electrical engineering majors.
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It is hard to beat University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign if you want to pursue a master's degree in electrical engineering. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a fairly large student population.
Those electrical engineering students who get their master's degree from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign make $11,837 more than the standard ee grad.
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Located in the suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in electrical engineering from University of Notre Dame
Case Western is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Cleveland.More information about a master’s in electrical engineering from Case Western Reserve University
Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in electrical engineering from Michigan State University
Ohio State is a very large public university located in the city of Columbus.
Master's recipients from the electrical engineering major at Ohio State University - Main Campus earn $2,904 above the typical college graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
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UDayton is a large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Dayton.
After graduating, ee master's recipients generally earn around $94,779 in their early careers.
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UM Dearborn is a medium-sized public university located in the medium-sized city of Dearborn.
Electrical Engineering master's degree recipients from University of Michigan - Dearborn get an earnings boost of about $8,267 above the typical earnings of electrical engineering majors.
More information about a master’s in electrical engineering from University of Michigan - DearbornExplore the best electrical engineering schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .
Electrical Engineering is one of 41 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Electrical Engineering | 1,200 |
| Optical Enginering | 9 |
| Other Electrical Engineering | 3 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering | 1,307 |
| Civil Engineering | 729 |
| Industrial Engineering | 586 |
| Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 521 |
| Electrical and Computer Engineering. | 520 |
| Computer Engineering | 514 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 450 |
| General Engineering | 399 |
| Other Engineering | 356 |
| Chemical Engineering | 235 |
