39 Best colleges for Electrical Engineering in Massachusetts

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Massachusetts ranked based on their research performance in Electrical Engineering. A graph of 6.37M citations received by 131K academic papers made by 39 universities in Massachusetts was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge

For Electrical Engineering

#1 in the United States

#1 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $21,519

2. Harvard University

Cambridge

For Electrical Engineering

#16 in the United States

#17 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,900

3. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Amherst

For Electrical Engineering

#52 in the United States

#58 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 87%

4. Northeastern University

Boston

For Electrical Engineering

#55 in the United States

#62 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $34,770

5. Boston University

Boston

For Electrical Engineering

#56 in the United States

#63 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,551

6. Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester

For Electrical Engineering

#104 in the United States

#126 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Net Price: $47,799
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $28,005

7. Tufts University

Medford

For Electrical Engineering

#108 in the United States

#130 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $33,333

8. University of Massachusetts - Lowell

Lowell

For Electrical Engineering

#148 in the United States

#178 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 91%

9. Boston College

Boston

For Electrical Engineering

#152 in the United States

#182 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $32,590

10. University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester

Worcester

For Electrical Engineering

#182 in the United States

#213 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,394
Male:Female: 33:67
Founded: 1962

11. Brandeis University

Waltham

For Electrical Engineering

#185 in the United States

#216 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $44,668

12. University of Massachusetts - Boston

Boston

For Electrical Engineering

#213 in the United States

#248 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 92%

13. University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

Dartmouth

For Electrical Engineering

#232 in the United States

#267 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1150
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 99%

14. Clark University

Worcester

For Electrical Engineering

#290 in the United States

#330 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1320
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $32,767

15. Williams College

Williamstown

For Electrical Engineering

#293 in the United States

#333 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $16,988

16. Amherst College

Amherst

For Electrical Engineering

#298 in the United States

#339 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1455
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $17,965

17. Endicott College

Beverly

For Electrical Engineering

#340 in the United States

#386 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $39,988

18. Wellesley College

Wellesley

For Electrical Engineering

#341 in the United States

#387 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1495
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $21,501

19. Smith College

Northampton

For Electrical Engineering

#363 in the United States

#413 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Average SAT: 1474
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,823

20. Bentley University

Waltham

For Electrical Engineering

#417 in the United States

#468 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $43,858

21. Suffolk University

Boston

For Electrical Engineering

#425 in the United States

#476 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $33,089

22. Newbury College

Brookline

For Electrical Engineering

#436 in the United States

#488 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $23,613
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $26,393

23. Western New England University

Springfield

For Electrical Engineering

#438 in the United States

#490 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1220
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $31,548

24. Franklin W Olin College of Engineering

Needham

For Electrical Engineering

#449 in the United States

#502 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $40,370

25. Babson College

Wellesley

For Electrical Engineering

#476 in the United States

#529 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $30,220

26. Hebrew College

Newton Centre

For Electrical Engineering

#479 in the United States

#532 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 177
Male:Female: 45:55
Founded: 1921

27. Framingham State University

Framingham

For Electrical Engineering

#520 in the United States

#573 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1163
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $9,184

28. College of the Holy Cross

Worcester

For Electrical Engineering

#522 in the United States

#575 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $35,455

29. Mount Holyoke College

South Hadley

For Electrical Engineering

#546 in the United States

#600 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $35,782

30. Dean College

Franklin

For Electrical Engineering

#556 in the United States

#610 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Net Price: $31,472
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $31,467

31. Wentworth Institute of Technology

Boston

For Electrical Engineering

#577 in the United States

#632 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $35,585

32. Stonehill College

Easton

For Electrical Engineering

#588 in the United States

#643 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Net Price: $31,134
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $37,353

33. Fisher College

Boston

For Electrical Engineering

#601 in the United States

#656 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Net Price: $27,827
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $24,917

34. Simmons University

Boston

For Electrical Engineering

#626 in the United States

#682 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $29,575

35. Merrimack College

North Andover

For Electrical Engineering

#660 in the United States

#716 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Net Price: $38,849
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $29,235

36. MGH Institute of Health Professions

Boston

For Electrical Engineering

#672 in the United States

#728 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 1,484
Male:Female: 16:84
Founded: 1977

37. Emmanuel College

Boston

For Electrical Engineering

#771 in the United States

#835 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $33,214

38. MCPHS University

Boston

For Electrical Engineering

#799 in the United States

#863 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $37,182

39. Bridgewater State University

Bridgewater

For Electrical Engineering

#809 in the United States

#873 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1135
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 94%

Closest to Massachusetts states to learn Electrical Engineering

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Rhode Island	6	82
Connecticut	16	37
New Hampshire	6	92
Vermont	3	166
New York	83	11
New Jersey	17	12
Maine	7	165
Pennsylvania	52	9
Maryland	19	17
District of Columbia	8	110
Virginia	20	18
West Virginia	3	113
Ohio	31	25
North Carolina	21	30
Michigan	24	5
South Carolina	13	71
Indiana	18	13
Kentucky	9	81
Tennessee	19	48
Wisconsin	22	20
Georgia	21	4
Illinois	36	6
Alabama	16	80
Iowa	6	42
Missouri	16	65
Florida	28	27
Minnesota	16	22
Mississippi	6	117
Arkansas	9	89
Louisiana	16	85
Kansas	9	103
South Dakota	6	207
North Dakota	3	155
Nebraska	7	64
Oklahoma	10	101
Puerto Rico	6	239
Texas	52	8
Colorado	14	33
Montana	3	139
New Mexico	6	69
Utah	6	49
Idaho	4	158
Arizona	5	31
Washington	16	19
Oregon	12	66
California	71	2
Alaska	3	210
Hawaii	3	126