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2024 Best Telecommunications Engineering Schools

4 Colleges in the United States
133 Telcom Engineering Degrees Awarded
Telecommunications Engineering degree programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major ranks #916 out of the 1506 majors we look at each year. This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Telecommunications Engineering Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 133 degrees in telecommunications engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Telecommunications Engineering School

Best Telecommunications Engineering Schools Your choice of telecommunications engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Telecommunications Engineering School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

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.

Telecommunications Engineering Rankings by Degree Level

Master's Degrees in Telcom Engineering
Doctor's Degrees in Telcom Engineering

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Telecommunications Engineering Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Telecommunications Engineering in the United States

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the telcom engineering degree levels they offer.

Top Schools in Telcom Engineering

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MD
53 Telcom Engineering Degrees Awarded

University of Maryland - College Park is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in telecommunications engineering. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #42 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UMCP is a great university overall.

There were roughly 53 telecommunications engineering students who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in telecommunications engineering from University of Maryland - College Park

2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CO

University of Colorado Boulder is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in telecommunications engineering. Located in the city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 33 colleges for overall quality in the state of Colorado.

There were approximately 27 telecommunications engineering students who graduated with this degree at CU - Boulder in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in telecommunications engineering from University of Colorado Boulder

3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TX
33 Telcom Engineering Degrees Awarded

Southern Methodist University is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in telecommunications engineering. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Dallas. A Best Colleges rank of #73 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means SMU is a great university overall.

There were about 33 telecommunications engineering students who graduated with this degree at SMU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in telecommunications engineering from Southern Methodist University

4
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In TX

The University of Texas at Dallas is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in telecommunications engineering. UT Dallas is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Richardson. This university ranks 11th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were about 5 telecommunications engineering students who graduated with this degree at UT Dallas in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in telecommunications engineering from The University of Texas at Dallas

5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In FL

Located in the large suburb of Miami, FIU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 6th out of 77 colleges for overall quality in the state of Florida.

There were approximately 6 telecommunications engineering students who graduated with this degree at FIU in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in telecommunications engineering from Florida International University

Telecommunications Engineering by Region

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Southwest
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One of 3 majors within the Electrical Engineering area of study, Telecommunications Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Telcom Engineering

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 28,166
Other Electrical Engineering 424
Optical Enginering 121

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