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Electrical engineering at University of Massachusetts–Boston

University of Massachusetts–Boston graduates about 27 electrical engineering majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 163rd of 312 schools we score for electrical engineering, a solid program at 53 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $101,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $1 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

Graduates a year271% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$101,0001.01× the same major nationally
Research in the field$1Ma year, NSF
Admit rate84%whole school
SAT middle 50%1080–1300whole school

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Where electrical engineering happens

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Nearby in the electrical engineering ranking

  1. University of Colorado Colorado Springs 54
  2. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University–Daytona Beach 53
  3. University of Portland 53
  4. University of Vermont 53
  5. Oakland University 53
  6. Gonzaga University 53
  7. University of Nevada–Las Vegas 52
  8. University of Scranton 52

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares University of Massachusetts–Boston with every school we score in electrical engineering. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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