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2025 Best Electrical Engineering Schools in Wisconsin

5 Colleges in Wisconsin
433 EE Degrees Awarded
$83,097 Avg Early-Career Salary
Electrical Engineering is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #39 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Electrical Engineering Schools in Wisconsin ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 433 degrees in electrical engineering to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Electrical Engineering School

Best Electrical Engineering Schools in Wisconsin Your choice of electrical engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for electrical engineering schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

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

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

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 Wisconsin list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Electrical Engineering in Wisconsin

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the ee degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Wisconsin Schools in EE

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
214 EE Degrees Awarded
$82,018 Median Starting Salary

Every student pursuing a degree in electrical engineering needs to check out University of Wisconsin - Madison. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.

There were roughly 214 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent data year. After graduating, ee degree recipients usually make an average of $82,018 in the first five years of their career.

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2
Marquette crest
Marquette University
Milwaukee, WI
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
40 EE Degrees Awarded
12.5% Growth in Graduates

Marquette University is a great decision for students interested in a degree in electrical engineering. Located in the city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #114 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Marquette is a great university overall.

There were roughly 40 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Marquette in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the ee program state that they receive average early career income of $81,797.

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
73 EE Degrees Awarded
$74,901 Median Starting Salary

Milwaukee School of Engineering is a great choice for students interested in a degree in electrical engineering. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, MSOE is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. This school ranks 33rd out of 46 schools for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.

There were roughly 73 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at MSOE in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the ee program report average early career income of $74,901.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
61 EE Degrees Awarded
$77,405 Median Starting Salary

University of Wisconsin - Platteville is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in electrical engineering. UW - Platteville is a medium-sized public university located in the town of Platteville. This university ranks 20th out of 46 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.

There were about 61 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UW - Platteville in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the ee program earn about $77,405 in the first couple years of their career.

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5
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
44 EE Degrees Awarded
$73,603 Median Starting Salary

Located in the large city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 23rd out of 46 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.

There were about 44 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UWM in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the ee program earn around $73,603 for their early career.

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Best Electrical Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Electrical Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Michigan 322 1,132
Ohio 314 1,148
Illinois 304 1,029
Indiana 294 730

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One of 41 majors within the Engineering area of study, Electrical Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

EE Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 420
Other Electrical Engineering 13

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 896
Civil Engineering 358
Biomedical Engineering 314
Computer Engineering 298
Industrial Engineering 233
General Engineering 184
Chemical Engineering 164
Materials Engineering 98
Agricultural Engineering 79
Environmental Engineering 68

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