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2025 Best Electrical Engineering Schools in Massachusetts

12 Colleges in Massachusetts
1,321 EE Degrees Awarded
Electrical Engineering is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #30 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 12 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Electrical Engineering Schools in Massachusetts ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,321 degrees in electrical engineering annually.

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Choosing a Great Electrical Engineering School

Best Electrical Engineering Schools in Massachusetts Your choice of electrical engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Electrical Engineering School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that 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 Massachusetts list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Electrical Engineering in Massachusetts

The schools below may not offer all types of ee degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

10 Top Massachusetts Schools in EE

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In MA
207 EE Degrees Awarded

Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in electrical engineering. Located in the city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #1 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means MIT is a great school overall.

There were approximately 207 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at MIT in the most recent data year.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In MA
177 EE Degrees Awarded

Any student who is interested in electrical engineering has to look into Worcester Polytechnic Institute. WPI is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Worcester. A Best Colleges rank of #52 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means WPI is a great school overall.

There were roughly 177 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at WPI in the most recent year we have data available.

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3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MA
274 EE Degrees Awarded

Northeastern University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in electrical engineering. Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Boston. A Best Colleges rank of #33 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Northeastern is a great university overall.

There were about 274 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Northeastern in the most recent data year.

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

Tufts University is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in electrical engineering. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Medford. A Best Colleges rank of #39 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Tufts is a great university overall.

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

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5
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In MA
106 EE Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 10th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were approximately 106 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UMass Amherst in the most recent year we have data available.

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Boston University
Boston, MA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In MA
151 EE Degrees Awarded

Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Boston. 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.

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

Located in the large suburb of Needham, Olin College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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

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8
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MA
165 EE Degrees Awarded

Located in the large suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 17th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were about 165 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UMass Lowell in the most recent year we have data available.

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9
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In MA
42 EE Degrees Awarded

Located in the large city of Boston, WIT is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. This school ranks 19th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were approximately 42 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at WIT in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in electrical engineering from Wentworth Institute of Technology

10
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
10th Most Popular In MA

Western New England is a small private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Springfield. This university ranks 54th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were roughly 23 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Western New England in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Electrical Engineering Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 538 218
Rhode Island 436 63
Maine 396 34
New Hampshire 395 39
Vermont 352 38

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Electrical Engineering is one of 3 different types of Electrical Engineering programs to choose from.

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