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MS in Electrical & Electronics Engineering in Illinois

The 7 universities in Illinois on our list that offer Electrical & Electronics Engineering, compared by total cost in rupees, with living costs and what you can do after.

7 universities
From ₹63 lakh – ₹74 lakh
Rent from $500/month
Usually STEM-designated

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Which universities offer Electrical & Electronics Engineering in Illinois?

On our list, SIUE, NIU, SIU Carbondale, UIC, UIUC, Illinois Tech and Northwestern University offer Electrical & Electronics Engineering in Illinois. The lowest total cost is SIUE at ₹63 lakh – ₹74 lakh; the highest is Northwestern University at ₹1.63 crore – ₹1.8 crore.

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Electrical & Electronics Engineering in Illinois

Universities compared: 7
Lowest total cost: SIUE — ₹63 lakh – ₹74 lakh
Rent in St. Louis: $500 – $800 a month
Rent in Southern Illinois college towns: $400 – $650 a month
Rent in Chicago: $800 – $1,300 a month
Intakes: Fall (Aug/Sep), Spring (Jan), limited Summer (May)
OPT / STEM: Usually STEM-designated: 12 months of OPT plus the 24-month STEM extension

Universities

Electrical & Electronics Engineering universities in Illinois

Total for the whole program in rupees, lowest first.

Electrical & Electronics Engineering universities in Illinois
University	City	Tuition a year	Total in ₹
SIUE	Edwardsville	$13,000 – $18,000	₹63 lakh – ₹74 lakh
NIU	DeKalb	$15,000 – $20,000	₹64 lakh – ₹75 lakh
SIU Carbondale	Carbondale	$15,000 – $20,000	₹64 lakh – ₹75 lakh
UIC	Chicago	$28,000 – $35,000	₹99 lakh – ₹1.14 crore
UIUC	Urbana-Champaign	$35,000 – $50,000	₹98 lakh – ₹1.28 crore
Illinois Tech	Chicago	$30,000 – $40,000	₹1.03 crore – ₹1.23 crore
Northwestern University	Evanston	$62,000 – $70,000	₹1.63 crore – ₹1.8 crore

Living costs

Living in Illinois

Living in Illinois
City	Room (month)	Yearly budget	Why students choose it
St. Louis	$500 – $800	$17,000 – $20,600	Healthcare and biotech city with low rents
Southern Illinois college towns	$400 – $650	$15,800 – $18,800	Low-cost Illinois college towns with Indian communities
Chicago	$800 – $1,300	$20,600 – $26,600	Finance, consulting and logistics hub with good public transport
Urbana-Champaign	$550 – $850	$17,600 – $21,200	Twin college cities built around UIUC, two and a half hours from Chicago

Eligibility

Typical entry requirements

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Bachelor's: B.Tech/BE in EEE, ECE, EIE or Instrumentation
Prerequisite: Circuits and signals
Prerequisite: Electronics
Prerequisite: Engineering mathematics
English: IELTS, TOEFL, PTE or Duolingo (as accepted by the university)

Careers

Careers after Electrical & Electronics Engineering in Illinois

Careers after Electrical & Electronics Engineering in Illinois
Common roles	Skills employers look for
VLSI / Chip Design Engineer	Verilog / VHDL
Power Systems Engineer	MATLAB / Simulink
Embedded Engineer	Embedded C
Hardware Engineer	Circuit design tools
Controls Engineer	Verilog / VHDL

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SIUE, at about ₹63 lakh – ₹74 lakh in total on our list.

7 on our list: SIUE, NIU, SIU Carbondale, UIC, UIUC, Illinois Tech and Northwestern University.

St. Louis: a room costs $500 – $800 a month; budget $17,000 – $20,600 a year.

Usually STEM-designated: 12 months of OPT plus the 24-month STEM extension.

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