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2025 Best Electrical Engineering Schools in the New England Region

18 Colleges in the New England Region
1,753 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.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 18 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Electrical Engineering Schools in the New England Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,753 degrees in electrical engineering annually.

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Choosing a Great Electrical Engineering School

Best Electrical Engineering Schools in the New England Region The ee program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Electrical Engineering rankings. 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.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pick Your Electrical Engineering Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in EE
Master's Degrees in EE
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The ee school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Electrical Engineering Schools in the New England Region. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Electrical Engineering in the New England Region

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.

10 Top New England Region Schools in EE

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
207 EE Degrees Awarded
16.4% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in electrical engineering needs to take a look at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. MIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge. A Best Colleges rank of #1 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means MIT is a great school overall.

There were about 207 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at MIT in the most recent year we have data available. Electrical Engineering degree recipients from Massachusetts Institute of Technology get an earnings boost of about $51,202 above the typical income of electrical engineering majors.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
177 EE Degrees Awarded
$101,827 Median Starting Salary

It's difficult to beat Worcester Polytechnic Institute if you wish to pursue a degree in electrical engineering. Located in the city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #52 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means WPI is a great school overall.

There were approximately 177 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at WPI in the most recent data year. Those electrical engineering students who get their degree from Worcester Polytechnic Institute receive $18,730 more than the standard ee grad.

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3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
274 EE Degrees Awarded
0.4% Growth in Graduates

Northeastern University is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in electrical engineering. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #33 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Northeastern is a great university overall.

There were approximately 274 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Northeastern in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the electrical engineering major at Northeastern University get $15,698 above the standard college grad with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

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4
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
95 EE Degrees Awarded
$77,411 Median Starting Salary

University of Connecticut is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in electrical engineering. UCONN is a very large public university located in the town of Storrs. A Best Colleges rank of #57 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UCONN is a great university overall.

There were approximately 95 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UCONN in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the ee program report average early career wages of $77,411.

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Tufts University
Medford, MA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In MA
46 EE Degrees Awarded

Located in the suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #39 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Tufts is a great university overall.

There were roughly 46 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Tufts in the most recent year we have data available.

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6
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
106 EE Degrees Awarded
12.3% Growth in Graduates

UMass Amherst is a fairly large public university located in the city of Amherst. A Best Colleges rank of #60 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UMass Amherst is a great university overall.

There were about 106 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UMass Amherst in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the ee program make around $79,414 in the first couple years of working.

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Boston University
Boston, MA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
151 EE Degrees Awarded
1.3% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #23 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Boston U is a great university overall.

There were roughly 151 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent year we have data available. Electrical Engineering degree recipients from Boston University earn a boost of approximately $6,340 above the typical earnings of electrical engineering majors.

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Olin College
Needham, MA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
11th Most Popular In MA

Olin College is a fairly small private not-for-profit college located in the large suburb of Needham.

There were roughly 19 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Olin College in the most recent year we have data available.

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9
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
165 EE Degrees Awarded
$87,017 Median Starting Salary

UMass Lowell is a large public university located in the suburb of Lowell. This university ranks 17th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were approximately 165 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UMass Lowell in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the electrical engineering degree program at University of Massachusetts - Lowell get $3,920 above the typical college grad in this field shortly after graduation.

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10
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
46 EE Degrees Awarded
$81,508 Median Starting Salary

URI is a large public university located in the large suburb of Kingston. This university ranks 5th out of 9 schools for overall quality in the state of Rhode Island.

There were about 46 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at URI in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the ee program earn an average of $81,508 for their early career.

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Best Electrical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best electrical engineering colleges for a specific state in the New England Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 301 1,244
Connecticut 241 218
New Hampshire 210 39
Maine 202 34
Rhode Island 200 63
Vermont 194 38

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Electrical Engineering is one of 41 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

EE Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 1,741
Optical Enginering 12

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 3,183
Computer Engineering 1,516
Biomedical Engineering 1,247
Civil Engineering 1,118
General Engineering 923
Chemical Engineering 747
Other Engineering 529
Engineering Science 424
Industrial Engineering 390
Systems Engineering 364

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