The Best Schools for Electrical Engineering

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, electrical engineers are responsible for designing, testing and manufacturing electrical and electronic equipment, such as medical monitoring devices, navigational equipment and computers.

To become an electrical engineer, formal educational training is required, a minimum of a baccalaureate degree. Several colleges and universities offer outstanding programs to prepare you to enter this career, offering courses in a gamut of subjects including electromagnetism, signal processing and instrumentation.
  1. Florida Institute of Technology

    • The electrical engineering department at the Florida Institute of Technology offers courses in software simulation and analysis, electromagnetics, physical electronics, systems and information processing and wireless systems and technology.

      The program is hands-on and enable students to assemble, test and program their own computer boards. In addition, laboratory work is offered in semiconductor fabrication and lasers and communication.

      The minimum requirement for admission include copies of official transcripts, SAT or ACT test scores, letters of recommendation and a completed essay. As of 2010, tuition fees range from $435 to $1,015 per credit hour depending on level and program.

      Florida Institute of Technology
      150 W. University Blvd
      Melbourne, FL 32901
      (321) 674-8060
      coe.fit.edu

    Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

    • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute was established in 1824 as the first technological university in America. Its department of electrical, computer, and systems engineering awards the following degrees: Bachelor of Science, Master of Engineering, Master of Science and a Doctorate of Engineering in electric power and electrical engineering.

      Coursework is completed in laboratories that provide a simulated work environment and enable you to work with the latest cutting-edge software and techniques in the industry. Additionally, the school offers extensive research opportunities and allows students to study abroad through their global education program.

      As of 2010, undergraduate tuition was $38,100 per year. Graduate fees may be obtained by contacting the school for more information.

      Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
      110 Eighth Street
      Troy, NY 12180
      (518) 276-6000
      rip.edu

    Columbia University

    • Columbia University offers undergraduate, graduate and distance learning electrical engineering programs. To apply, you must provide SAT/ACT test scores, official transcripts, recommendations, biographical information such as your achievements, activities, interests, a personal statement, employment and summer activities, as well as essays outlining your interest in Columbia and engineering.

      The electrical engineering department offers degree concentrations in telecommunications engineering, new media engineering, wireless and mobile communications, photonics engineering, microelectronic circuits and devices and multimedia networking.

      Columbia University
      500 W. 120th Street, Mudd 510
      New York, NY 10027
      (212) 854-2993
      columbia.edu

    Duke University

    • The Pratt School of Engineering of Duke University has research opportunities in their electrical engineering department in biological applications, circuits and systems, nanosystems, devices, and materials, photonics and quantum computing, sensing and signals, waves and metamaterials and architecture and networking.

      Degrees are offered at the undergraduate and graduate level and they are fully accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET.

      Duke University
      Pratt School of Engineering
      305 Teer Engineering Bldg
      Box 90271
      Durham, NC 27708-0271
      (919) 660-5399
      duke.edu

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