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2023 Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Massachusetts

8 Ranked Colleges
543 Degrees Awarded
$38,600 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for EE for a Master's

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for EE for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Electrical Engineering is the 30th most popular major in the country with 28,166 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across Massachusetts, there were 1,254 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for EE for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in electrical engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great electrical engineering programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the electrical engineering program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for EE for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for massachusetts master’s degree vets studying ee.

Top 8 Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Massachusetts

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for EE for a Master’s list. Massachusetts Institute of Technology is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 74 masters’s EE degrees to qualified students.

MIT also took the #1 spot in our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking.Among the 11,254 students enrolled at MIT, 129 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 38 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $17,024. During this same period, 32 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

[Read full report on veteran student life at MIT]](/colleges/massachusetts-institute-of-technology/student-life/veterans/)

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Northeastern University
Boston, Massachusetts

Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for EE for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 175 masters’s EE degrees in 2020-2021.

Northeastern also took the #2 spot in our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking.Of the 22,905 students enrolled at Northeastern, 9 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 6 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $25,441. During this same period, 2 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Northeastern]](/colleges/northeastern-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts

Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for EE for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the #3 spot on the list. Boston University is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 97 masters’s EE degrees to qualified students.

Boston U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list.Our most recent data shows that 15 of the 32,718 students enrolled at Boston University were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $25,162. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Boston University]](/colleges/boston-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for EE for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Lowell, Massachusetts, this fairly large public school awarded 57 diplomas to qualified masters’s EE students in 2020-2021.

UMass Lowell also took the #7 spot in our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking.Among the 18,150 students enrolled at University of Massachusetts - Lowell, 623 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 290 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,664. During this same period, 29 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Massachusetts - Lowell]](/colleges/university-of-massachusetts-lowell/student-life/veterans/)

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Tufts University
Medford, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tufts University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for EE for a Master’s. This fairly large school is located in Medford, Massachusetts, and it awarded 25 masters’s EE degrees in 2020-2021.

Tufts did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list.According to our most recent data, Tufts University supports 12,219 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 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.

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University of Massachusetts Amherst came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for EE for a Master’s ranking. UMass Amherst is a public institution located in Amherst, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 39 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UMass Amherst also made our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #6.Our most recent data shows that 477 of the 31,642 students enrolled at UMass Amherst were GI Bill® students, of which 252 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,295. In addition to receiving other benefits, 21 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UMass Amherst]](/colleges/university-of-massachusetts-amherst/student-life/veterans/)

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Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, Massachusetts

Worcester Polytechnic Institute ranked #7 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for EE for a Master’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Worcester, Massachusetts, and it awarded 65 masters’s EE degrees in 2020-2021.

WPI also made our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #4.Among the 6,920 students enrolled at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 77 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 47 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,341. During this same period, 7 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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Western New England University
Springfield, Massachusetts

Western New England University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for EE for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #8. Western New England University is a small school located in Springfield, Massachusetts that handed out 8 masters’s EE degrees in 2020-2021.

Western New England did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list.Our most recent data shows that 81 of the 3,673 students enrolled at Western New England were GI Bill® students, of which 37 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,271. During this same period, 13 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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