2024 Best Electrical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

Electrical Engineering is of the hottest doctor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #13 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.

College Factual looked at 10 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Electrical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 144 doctor's degrees in electrical engineering to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Electrical Engineering School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of electrical engineering for getting your doctor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To take this into account we consider a college's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a host of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their doctor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their doctor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to electrical engineering students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other electrical engineering students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for electrical engineering to pay back their student loans after receiving their doctor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized electrical engineering related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for electrical engineering students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Electrical Engineering Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Electrical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

 

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Electrical Engineering in the New England Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in electrical engineering.

10 Top New England Region Schools for a Doctorate in EE

1

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA

48 Annual Graduates

$141,603 Median Starting Salary

It is difficult to beat Massachusetts Institute of Technology if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in electrical engineering. MIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

Students who graduate with their doctorate from the ee program report average early career income of $141,603.

More information about a doctorate in electrical engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology

2

Tufts University
Medford, MA

4 Annual Graduates

Tufts University is a wonderful option for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in electrical engineering. Located in the suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a doctorate in electrical engineering from Tufts University

3

Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, MA

7 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in electrical engineering has to look into Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Located in the medium-sized city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.More information about a doctorate in electrical engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute

4

Northeastern University
Boston, MA

34 Annual Graduates

Northeastern University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in electrical engineering. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in electrical engineering from Northeastern University

5

Boston University
Boston, MA

10 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in electrical engineering from Boston University

6

University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT

12 Annual Graduates

UCONN is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Storrs.More information about a doctorate in electrical engineering from University of Connecticut

7

University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA

8 Annual Graduates

UMass Amherst is a very large public university located in the suburb of Amherst.More information about a doctorate in electrical engineering from University of Massachusetts Amherst

8

University of Rhode Island
Kingston, RI

7 Annual Graduates

URI is a large public university located in the suburb of Kingston.More information about a doctorate in electrical engineering from University of Rhode Island

8

University of New Hampshire - Main Campus
Durham, NH

3 Annual Graduates

UNH is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Durham.More information about a doctorate in electrical engineering from University of New Hampshire - Main Campus

9

University of Massachusetts - Lowell
Lowell, MA

2 Annual Graduates

UMass Lowell is a large public university located in the large suburb of Lowell.More information about a doctorate in electrical engineering from University of Massachusetts - Lowell

Best Electrical Engineering Colleges by State

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	153	113
Connecticut	93	19
Rhode Island	78	7
New Hampshire	47	3
Maine	46	0
Vermont	30	2

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Rankings in Majors Related to EE

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

EE Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering	144

Majors Similar to EE

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Biomedical Engineering	112
Mechanical Engineering	112
Chemical Engineering	76
Materials Engineering	49
Computer Engineering	47
Civil Engineering	46
Engineering Science	41
General Engineering	24
Environmental Engineering	23
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	19

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to NASA. More about our data sources and methodologies.