Spring 2018: Best Universities for Popular Courses – with GRE score, TOEFL Score

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

1) Carnegie Mellon University

• Location:  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Rank: 4)
  The merger between Carnegie Institute of Technology and Mellon Institute of Industrial Research has led this private research university to rank at 4 in a list of universities providing Electrical Engineering courses. Boasting of an alumni body comprising numerous Academy Award winners, Turing Award winners, and Tony and Emmy Award winners, CMU offers top-notch courses in the following areas: Device Sciences and Nano-Fabrication, Signals and Systems, Circuits, Computer Hardware and Software.
• Tuition fee: $50,410
• Overall acceptance rate: 22.5%
• GRE score required (MS): 319
• TOEFL score required (MS): 103

2) Purdue University

• Location: West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S. (Rank: 6)
  With a university rank of 6, this public university situated in Indiana offers courses in the following specializations: Automatic Control, Biomedical Imaging and Sensing, Communications, Networking, Signal & Image Processing, Power and Energy Systems, Fields and Optics, Microelectronics and Nanotechnology, VLSI and Circuit Design.
• Tuition fee: $29,132
• Overall acceptance rate: 21.8%
• GRE score required (MS): 317
• TOEFL score required (MS): 100

3) University of Southern California

• Location: Los Angeles, California (Rank: 10)
  Coming in at number 10, this private research university prides itself on the Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical Engineering known for research in innovative areas, e.g., biosignal processing, high speed switching architectures, nanotechnology, and quantum information processing.
• Tuition fee: $50,210
• Overall acceptance rate: 22.8%
• GRE score required (MS): 314
• TOEFL score required (MS): 90

4) Columbia University

• Location: New York City, New York, U.S. (Rank: 14)
  This private Ivy League university is the oldest one in the state of New York. With a ranking of 14, Columbia offers the finest education when it comes to Electrical Engineering. The alumni body boasts of numerous Nobel Prize winners and Academy Award winners among other celebrated academicians and politicians.
• Tuition fee: $51,008
• Overall acceptance rate: 24.4%
• GRE score required (MS): 321
• TOEFL score required (MS): 103

5) North Carolina State University

• Location: Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. (Rank: 28)
  With strong R&D facilities in specializations like Computer Architecture and Systems, Bioelectronics Engineering, Communications and Digital Signal Processing, Nanoelectronics and Photonics, Networking, Power Electronics & Power Systems, and Analog, RF, & Mixed Mode Technologies, this public research university comes in at number 28.
• Tuition fee: $24,932
• Overall acceptance rate: 16.1%
• GRE score required (MS): 318
• TOEFL score required (MS): 105

1) Carnegie Mellon University

• Location:  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Rank: 5)
  With R&D facilities ranging from Advanced Manufacturing and Bio-engineering to Energy, Robotics, and Product Design, this private research university comes at number 5 among universities offering Mechanical Engineering courses.
• Tuition fee: $50,410
• Overall acceptance rate: 22.5%
• GRE score required (MS): 319
• TOEFL score required (MS): 103

2) Georgia Institute of Technology

• Location:   Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. (Rank: 7)
  The George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, the oldest  department in the College of Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology, offers specializations in Mechanical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, Medical Physics, Paper Science & Engineering, and Bioengineering. Georgia Tech ranks at number 7.
• Tuition fee: $32,396
• Overall acceptance rate: 30.2%
• GRE score required (MS): 319
• TOEFL score required (MS): 104

3) University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign

• Location:   Urbana and Champaign, Illinois, U.S. (Rank: 7)
  With R&D institutions such as the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, the National Center for Supercomputing Applications, and the Frederick Seitz Materials Research Laboratory, UIUC ranks at number 7 in our list, tying with Georgia Tech for universities offering Mechanical Engineering courses.
• Tuition fee: $30,786
• Overall acceptance rate: 25.3%
• GRE score required (MS): 320
• TOEFL score required (MS): 102

4) Cornell University

• Location: Ithaca, NY, United States (Rank: 12)
  Cornell’s Sibley School of Mechanical Engineering and Aerospace is home to numerous R&D works, from interdisciplinary projects like Dynamics, Systems, and Control to investigate problems related to space exploration and spacecraft subsystem engineering. This private Ivy League University sits at number 12 on our list of universities offering Mechanical Engineering courses.
• Tuition fee: $49,116
• Overall acceptance rate: 27.6%
• GRE score required (MS): 320
• TOEFL score required (MS): 77

1) University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign

• Location: Urbana and Champaign, Illinois, U.S. (Rank: 2)
  Excelling in research areas like Construction Management, Infrastructure, Transportation Engineering, and Structural Engineering, this public university ranks 2nd on our list of universities offering Civil Engineering courses.
• Tuition fee: $30,786
• Overall acceptance rate: 25.3%
• GRE score required(MS): 320
• TOEFL score required(MS): 102

2) Purdue University

• Location: West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S. (Rank: 6)
  Purdue’s Lyles School of Civil Engineering specializes in Geomatics, Environmental, Hydraulics and Hydrology, Structure and Transport Engineering. This flagship university of the Purdue University systems, ranking 6th on our list, draws a lot of post graduate students every year.
• Tuition fee: $29,132
• Overall acceptance rate: 21.8%
• GRE score required (MS): 317
• TOEFL score required (MS): 100

3) Virginia Tech

• Location: Blacksburg, Virginia, U.S. (Rank: 8)
  With state-of-art R&D facilities in the field of Environmental and Water Resources Engineering, Structural Engineering and Materials, this 8th ranked public university offers one of the best Civil Engineering courses around the world.
• Tuition fee: $27,444
• Overall acceptance rate: 31.1%
• GRE score required (MS): 316
• TOEFL score required (MS): 102

4) Cornell University

• Location: Ithaca, NY, United States (Rank: 10)
  With excellent R&D opportunities galore, viz., Civil Infrastructure, Geotechnical Engineering, Structural Engineering, Environmental and Water Resource Systems, Environmental Fluid Mechanics and Hydrology, Environmental Processes, Environmental and Water Resources Systems, Remote Sensing, and Transportation Systems Engineering, this private Ivy league university ranks at number 10.
• Tuition fee: $49,116
• Overall acceptance rate: 27.6%
• GRE score required (MS): 320
• TOEFL score required (MS): 77

5) Carnegie Mellon University

• Location:  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Rank: 11)
  Research at Civil and Environmental Engineering department of CMU is top notch with the inclusion of  Advanced Infrastructure Systems, Environmental Engineering and Sustainability and Science. This private research university takes the 11th place on the list of universities offering Civil Engineering, Mechanics, Materials and Computing courses.
• Tuition fee: $50,410
• Overall acceptance rate: 22.5%
• GRE score required (MS): 319
• TOEFL score required (MS): 103

1) Purdue University

• Location: West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S. (Rank: 9)
  With research emphasis on database systems, human computer interaction, knowledge management, intelligent systems, e-commerce, information goods and bundling & pricing, Purdue’s MIS course ranks at 9th.
• Tuition fee: $29,132
• Overall acceptance rate: 21.8%
• GRE score required(MS): 317
• TOEFL score required(MS): 100

2) University of Pennsylvania

• Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (Rank: 19)
  This private Ivy League Research University ranks at 19 among universities offering MS in MIS. Home to Wharton School of Business, the first collegiate business school, Upenn offers an innovative experience to students taking up MIS.
• Tuition fee: $49,536
• Overall acceptance rate: 21%
• GRE score required (MS): 321
• TOEFL score required (MS): 105

3) Pennsylvania State University

• Location:  University Park, Pennsylvania, United States (Rank: 25)
  Ranked at 25, Penn State offers one of the best MIS courses by merging the highly technical content of information systems with the managerial skills required. Graduates are free to choose between Information Systems in Healthcare Management and Delivery, or Information Systems in the Life Sciences.
• Tuition fee: $31,346
• Overall acceptance rate: 24%
• GRE score required (MS): 316
• TOEFL score required (MS): 80

4) Drexel University

• Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. (Rank: 62)
  Drexel University, ranking at 62, offers students the opportunity to gain experience in the field through a practicum (similar to internship, but isn’t a part of the curriculum). The courses on MIS integrate the business and organizational aspect with technicalities to provide a clear understanding of systems engineering and human–computer interaction.
• Tuition fee: $48,791
• Overall acceptance rate: 33%
• GRE score required (MS): 311
• TOEFL score required (MS): 100

5) New York University

• Location: New York City, U.S. (Rank: 46)
  MIS course from NYU offers a unique and well-balanced mix of business leadership and deep understanding of Information Systems. This 46th ranked private university seated in New York enables students to choose from one of these four: Database Technologies, Enterprise Risk Management, Strategy and Leadership, Systems Management.
• Tuition fee: $46,170
• Overall acceptance rate: 33.9%
• GRE score required (MS): 312
• TOEFL score required (MS): 97

Now that you have got an idea about how to shortlist universities based on the department and overall ranking, the acceptance rate and GRE/TOEFL score required, you are ready for Spring 2017 admission season. Always  remember to conduct a detailed background check on universities offering the course of your choice.