Best Graduate Electrical / Electronic / Communications Engineering Programs in US 2017

Ranked in 2016 by US News

More US Graduate School Rankings

* Schools within the same rank range are listed alphabetically.

Rankings Overall Engineering School Program Data
Rank School name Enrollment (full-time) Tuition Score
#1

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

(Cambridge, MA)

3,123 $46,400 per year (full-time) 4.9
#1

Stanford University

(Stanford, CA)

3,601 $48,720 per year (full-time) 4.9
#1

University of California—​Berkeley

(Berkeley, CA)

1,973 $11,220 per year (in-state, full-time); $26,322per year (out-of-state, full-time) 4.9
#4

California Institute of Technology

(Pasadena, CA)

545 $43,710 per year (full-time) 4.6
#4

University of Illinois—​Urbana-​Champaign

(Urbana, IL)

3,421 $19,643 per year (in-state, full-time); $31,626per year (out-of-state, full-time) 4.6
#6

Georgia Institute of Technology

(Atlanta, GA)

7,504 $13,452 per year (in-state, full-time); $27,872per year (out-of-state, full-time) 4.4
#6

University of Michigan—​Ann Arbor

(Ann Arbor, MI)

3,364 $23,504 per year (in-state, full-time); $44,216per year (out-of-state, full-time) 4.4
#8

Carnegie Mellon University

(Pittsburgh, PA)

3,648 $42,000 per year (full-time) 4.2
#8

Cornell University

(Ithaca, NY)

2,001 $29,500 per year (full-time) 4.2
#8

Purdue University—​West Lafayette

(West Lafayette, IN)

3,542 $10,330 per year (in-state, full-time); $29,132per year (out-of-state, full-time) 4.2
#8

University of Texas—​Austin (Cockrell)

(Austin, TX)

2,373 $9,564 per year (in-state, full-time); $17,506 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 4.2
#12

Princeton University

(Princeton, NJ)

568 $43,450 per year (full-time) 4.1
#13

University of California—​Los Angeles (Samueli)

(Los Angeles, CA)

2,064 $12,630 per year (in-state, full-time); $27,732per year (out-of-state, full-time) 4.0
#13

University of Southern California (Viterbi)

(Los Angeles, CA)

5,195 $28,384 per year (full-time) 4.0
#15

University of California—​San Diego (Jacobs)

(La Jolla, CA)

2,244 $11,220 per year (in-state, full-time); $26,322per year (out-of-state, full-time) 3.9
#16

Columbia University (Fu Foundation)

(New York, NY)

3,212 $42,768 per year (full-time) 3.8
#16

University of Maryland—​College Park (Clark)

(College Park, MD)

2,318 $14,162 per year (in-state, full-time); $28,782per year (out-of-state, full-time) 3.8
#16

University of Wisconsin—​Madison

(Madison, WI)

1,939 $11,870 per year (in-state, full-time); $25,197per year (out-of-state, full-time) 3.8
#19

Harvard University

(Cambridge, MA)

448 $41,832 per year (full-time) 3.6
#19

Johns Hopkins University (Whiting)

(Baltimore, MD)

3,472 $48,710 per year (full-time) 3.6
#19

Ohio State University

(Columbus, OH)

1,883 $11,928 per year (in-state, full-time); $31,400per year (out-of-state, full-time) 3.6
#19

Texas A&M University—​College Station (Look)

(College Station, TX)

3,480 $241 per credit (in-state, full-time); $638 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 3.6
#19

University of California—​Santa Barbara

(Santa Barbara, CA)

743 $12,240 per year (in-state, full-time); $28,296per year (out-of-state, full-time) 3.6
#19

University of Pennsylvania

(Philadelphia, PA)

1,577 $31,068 per year (full-time) 3.6
#19

University of Washington

(Seattle, WA)

2,333 $16,425 per year (in-state, full-time); $29,274per year (out-of-state, full-time) 3.6
#19

Virginia Tech

(Blacksburg, VA)

2,257 $14,900 per year (in-state, full-time); $27,980per year (out-of-state, full-time) 3.6
#27

Arizona State University (Fulton)

(Tempe, AZ)

3,610 $10,610 per year (in-state, full-time); $27,086per year (out-of-state, full-time) 3.5
#27

Duke University (Pratt)

(Durham, NC)

1,067 $50,880 per year (full-time) 3.5
#27

Northwestern University (McCormick)

(Evanston, IL)

1,980 $48,624 per year (full-time) 3.5
#27

Pennsylvania State University—​University Park

(University Park, PA)

1,840 $20,422 per year (in-state, full-time); $34,384per year (out-of-state, full-time) 3.5
#27

Rice University (Brown)

(Houston, TX)

903 $41,560 per year (full-time) 3.5
#27

University of Minnesota—​Twin Cis

(Minneapolis, MN)

1,901 $15,844 per year (in-state, full-time); $24,508per year (out-of-state, full-time) 3.5
#33

Yale University

(New Haven, CT)

282 $38,700 per year (full-time) 3.4
#34

North Carolina State University

(Raleigh, NC)

3,362 $7,852 per year (in-state, full-time); $21,951 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 3.3
#34

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

(Troy, NY)

681 $48,100 per year (full-time) 3.3
#34

University of California—​Davis

(Davis, CA)

1,131 $13,164 per year (in-state, full-time); $28,266per year (out-of-state, full-time) 3.3
#34

University of Florida

(Gainesville, FL)

2,797 $12,737 per year (in-state, full-time); $30,130per year (out-of-state, full-time) 3.3
#38

Iowa State University

(Ames, IA)

1,363 $9,372 per year (in-state, full-time); $22,250 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 3.2
#38

Northeastern University

(Boston, MA)

3,574 $1,422 per credit (full-time) 3.2
#38

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey—​New Brunswick

(Piscataway, NJ)

1,355 $16,272 per year (in-state, full-time); $27,648per year (out-of-state, full-time) 3.2
#38

University of California—​Irvine (Samueli)

(Irvine, CA)

1,470 $14,704 per year (in-state, full-time); $29,806per year (out-of-state, full-time) 3.2
#38

University of Colorado—​Boulder

(Boulder, CO)

1,803 $13,680 per year (in-state, full-time); $30,330per year (out-of-state, full-time) 3.2
#43

Boston University

(Boston, MA)

1,002 $47,422 per year (full-time) 3.1
#43

Brown University

(Providence, RI)

429 $48,272 per year (full-time) 3.1
#43

Michigan State University

(East Lansing, MI)

807 $747 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,401 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 3.1
#43

University of Arizona

(Tucson, AZ)

1,098 $11,040 per year (in-state, full-time); $29,362per year (out-of-state, full-time) 3.1
#43

University of Notre Dame

(Notre Dame, IN)

511 $47,730 per year (full-time) 3.1
#43

Washington University in St. Louis

(St. Louis, MO)

1,187 $47,300 per year (full-time) 3.1
#49

Case Western Reserve University

(Cleveland, OH)

671 $41,137 per year (full-time) 3.0
#49

University of Virginia

(Charlottesville, VA)

681 $15,216 per year (in-state, full-time); $24,778per year (out-of-state, full-time) 3.0
#51

Dartmouth College (Thayer)

(Hanover, NH)

304 $48,120 per year (full-time) 2.9
#51

New York University

(Brooklyn, NY)

2,496 $1,546 per credit (full-time) 2.9
#51

University of Massachusetts—​Amherst

(Amherst, MA)

864 $2,640 per year (in-state, full-time); $9,937 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 2.9
#51

Vanderbilt University

(Nashville, TN)

503 $1,818 per credit (full-time) 2.9
#55

University of California—​Riverside (Bourns)

(Riverside, CA)

747 $11,220 per year (in-state, full-time); $26,322per year (out-of-state, full-time) 2.8
#55

University of Pittsburgh (Swanson)

(Pittsburgh, PA)

1,064 $24,402 per year (in-state, full-time); $40,120per year (out-of-state, full-time) 2.8
#57

Auburn University (Ginn)

(Auburn, AL)

850 $8,802 per year (in-state, full-time); $26,406 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 2.7
#57

Clemson University

(Clemson, SC)

1,457 $9,882 per year (in-state, full-time); $20,550 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 2.7
#57

Drexel University

(Philadelphia, PA)

1,225 $32,079 per year (full-time) 2.7
#57

Oregon State University

(Corvallis, OR)

1,150 $14,130 per year (in-state, full-time); $22,932per year (out-of-state, full-time) 2.7
#57

Tufts University

(Medford, MA)

618 $30,072 per year (full-time) 2.7
#57

University at Buffalo—​SUNY

(Buffalo, NY)

1,749 $10,870 per year (in-state, full-time); $22,210per year (out-of-state, full-time) 2.7
#57

University of Delaware

(Newark, DE)

881 $1,674 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,674 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 2.7
#57

University of Rochester

(Rochester, NY)

602 $1,482 per credit (full-time) 2.7
#57

University of Utah

(Salt Lake City, UT)

1,219 $7,054 per year (in-state, full-time); $21,628 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 2.7
#66

Colorado School of Mines

(Golden, CO)

1,261 $15,225 per year (in-state, full-time); $32,700per year (out-of-state, full-time) 2.6
#66

Colorado State University

(Fort Collins, CO)

817 $11,328 per year (in-state, full-time); $24,896per year (out-of-state, full-time) 2.6
#66

Illinois Institute of Technology (Armour)

(Chicago, IL)

1,840 $1,313 per credit (full-time) 2.6
#66

Lehigh University (Rossin)

(Bethlehem, PA)

828 $1,380 per credit (full-time) 2.6
#66

Missouri University of Science & Technology

(Rolla, MO)

1,174 $9,288 per year (in-state, full-time); $25,766 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 2.6
#66

Stony Brook University—​SUNY

(Stony Brook, NY)

1,534 $10,870 per year (in-state, full-time); $22,210per year (out-of-state, full-time) 2.6
#66

University of California—​Santa Cruz (Baskin)

(Santa Cruz, CA)

453 $11,220 per year (in-state, full-time); $26,322per year (out-of-state, full-time) 2.6
#66

University of Central Florida

(Orlando, FL)

1,325 $370 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,194 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 2.6
#66

University of Connecticut

(Storrs, CT)

892 $12,384 per year (in-state, full-time); $33,300per year (out-of-state, full-time) 2.6
#66

University of Illinois—​Chicago

(Chicago, IL)

1,539 $15,220 per year (in-state, full-time); $27,460per year (out-of-state, full-time) 2.6
#66

University of Iowa

(Iowa City, IA)

364 $8,396 per year (in-state, full-time); $25,574 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 2.6
#66

University of New Mexico

(Albuquerque, NM)

853 $5,613 per year (in-state, full-time); $858 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 2.6
#66

University of Tennessee—​Knoxville

(Knoxville, TN)

1,008 $11,906 per year (in-state, full-time); $30,354per year (out-of-state, full-time) 2.6
#66

University of Texas—​Dallas (Jonsson)

(Richardson, TX)

2,552 $11,940 per year (in-state, full-time); $22,282per year (out-of-state, full-time) 2.6
#66

Washington State University

(Pullman, WA)

732 $11,784 per year (in-state, full-time); $25,216per year (out-of-state, full-time) 2.6
#66

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

(Worcester, MA)

1,124 $24,588 per year (full-time) 2.6
#82

Naval Postgraduate School

(Monterey, CA)

N/A  N/A  2.5
#82

Syracuse University

(Syracuse, NY)

1,147 $24,984 per year (full-time) 2.5
#82

University of Kansas

(Lawrence, KS)

687 $376 per credit (in-state, full-time); $880 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 2.5
#82

University of Nebraska—​Lincoln

(Lincoln, NE)

627 $401 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,071 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 2.5
#82

University of South Florida

(Tampa, FL)

1,041 $10,428 per year (in-state, full-time); $21,126per year (out-of-state, full-time) 2.5
#82

University of Texas—​Arlington

(Arlington, TX)

3,320 $6,999 per year (in-state, full-time); $14,753 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 2.5
#88

Brigham Young University (Fulton)

(Provo, UT)

385 $6,500 per year (LDS member, full-time); $13,000 per year (Non-LDS member, full-time) 2.4
#88

Florida A&M University -​ Florida State University

(Tallahassee, FL)

331 $404 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,005 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 2.4
#88

Michigan Technological University

(Houghton, MI)

1,060 $15,507 per year (in-state, full-time); $15,507per year (out-of-state, full-time) 2.4
#88

Mississippi State University (Bagley)

(Mississippi State, MS)

626 $7,392 per year (in-state, full-time); $20,032 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 2.4
#88

New Jersey Institute of Technology

(Newark, NJ)

2,271 $18,500 per year (in-state, full-time); $27,340per year (out-of-state, full-time) 2.4
#88

Southern Methodist University (Lyle)

(Dallas, TX)

1,113 $1,165 per credit (full-time) 2.4
#88

Stevens Institute of Technology (Schaefer)

(Hoboken, NJ)

2,073 $32,200 per year (full-time) 2.4
#88

University of Houston (Cullen)

(Houston, TX)

1,499 $451 per credit (in-state, full-time); $941 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 2.4
#96

Binghamton University—​SUNY (Watson)

(Binghamton, NY)

1,109 $10,870 per year (in-state, full-time); $22,210per year (out-of-state, full-time) 2.3
#96

George Mason University (Volgenau)

(Fairfax, VA)

1,565 $12,728 per year (in-state, full-time); $28,448per year (out-of-state, full-time) 2.3
#96

George Washington University

(Washington, DC)

1,590 $1,585 per credit (full-time) 2.3
#96

Kansas State University

(Manhattan, KS)

466 $381 per credit (in-state, full-time); $859 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 2.3
#96

Louisiana State University—​Baton Rouge

(Baton Rouge, LA)

642 $8,423 per year (in-state, full-time); $25,643 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 2.3
#96

Temple University

(Philadelphia, PA)

299 $968 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,283 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 2.3
#96

Texas Tech University (Whitacre)

(Lubbock, TX)

892 $270 per credit (in-state, full-time); $660 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 2.3
#96

University of Cincinnati

(Cincinnati, OH)

808 $12,790 per year (in-state, full-time); $24,532per year (out-of-state, full-time) 2.3
#96

University of Hawaii—​Manoa

(Honolulu, HI)

N/A  N/A  2.3
#96

University of Kentucky

(Lexington, KY)

489 $11,652 per year (in-state, full-time); $26,154per year (out-of-state, full-time) 2.3
#96

University of North Carolina—​Charlotte (Lee)

(Charlotte, NC)

673 $4,128 per year (in-state, full-time); $16,799 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 2.3
#96

University of Oklahoma

(Norman, OK)

663 $191 per credit (in-state, full-time); $740 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 2.3
#96

University of Wisconsin—​Milwaukee

(Milwaukee, WI)

433 $11,724 per year (in-state, full-time); $24,761per year (out-of-state, full-time) 2.3

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