Electrical / Electronic / Communications Engineering

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Students in communications-related programs may specialize in areas such as telecommunications, new media, or wireless and mobile engineering. These are the top graduate schools for electrical / electronic / communications engineering.

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Rank School name Score Tuition Total graduate engineering enrollment Additional data
#51 University of Massachusetts​‒​Amherst

Amherst, MA

2.8 $2,640 per year (in-state, full-time); $9,937 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 862

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#122 Montana State University

Bozeman, MT

2.0 $4,797 per year (in-state, full-time); $14,748 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 187
#89 University of Oklahoma

Norman, OK

2.3 $175 per credit (in-state, full-time); $654 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 597
#89 Oklahoma State University

Stillwater, OK

2.3 $178 per credit (in-state, full-time); $709 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 881
#76 University of North Carolina​‒​Charlotte (Lee)

Charlotte, NC

2.4 $5,729 per year (in-state, full-time); $18,016 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 452
#76 Louisiana State University​‒​Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge, LA

2.4 $5,875 per year (in-state, full-time); $21,263 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 636
#113 Utah State University

Logan, UT

2.1 $5,897 per year (in-state, full-time); $17,044 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 413
#44 University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

2.9 $5,964 per year (in-state, full-time); $16,454 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 1,073
#89 Mississippi State University (Bagley)

Mississippi State, MS

2.3 $6,264 per year (in-state, full-time); $15,828 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 622
#113 University of Mississippi

University, MS

2.1 $6,282 per year (in-state, full-time); $16,263 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 146
#89 University of Missouri

Columbia, MO

2.3 $6,338 per year (in-state, full-time); $14,856 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 618
#60 Missouri University of Science & Technology

Rolla, MO

2.6 $6,390 per year (in-state, full-time); $16,470 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 1,050
#102 New Mexico State University

Las Cruces, NM

2.2 $6,514 per year (in-state, full-time); $18,266 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 456
#76 University of New Mexico

Albuquerque, NM

2.4 $6,592 per year (in-state, full-time); $21,208 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 712
#32 North Carolina State University

Raleigh, NC

3.3 $6,883 per year (in-state, full-time); $18,931 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 2,918
#122 University of Colorado​‒​Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, CO

2.0 $6,969 per year (in-state, full-time); $12,573 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 273
#76 Texas Tech University (Whitacre)

Lubbock, TX

2.4 $253 per credit (in-state, full-time); $604 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 725
#122 University of Texas​‒​San Antonio

San Antonio, TX

2.0 $260 per credit (in-state, full-time); $962 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 562
#113 West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

2.1 $7,804 per year (in-state, full-time); $21,054 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 704
#51 Auburn University (Ginn)

Auburn University, AL

2.8 $7,866 per year (in-state, full-time); $23,598 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 851
#60 University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

2.6 $7,900 per year (in-state, full-time); $24,064 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 418
#122 Ohio University (Russ)

Athens, OH

2.0 $8,188 per year (in-state, full-time); $16,180 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 388
#19 Texas A&M University​‒​College Station (Look)

College Station, TX

3.6 $277 per credit (in-state, full-time); $577 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 2,918
#67 Clemson University

Clemson, SC

2.5 $8,368 per year (in-state, full-time); $16,670 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 1,317
#102 University of Hawaii​‒​Manoa

Honolulu, HI

2.2 $8,488 per year (in-state, full-time); $19,528 per year (out-of-state, full-time) N/A

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