University Power Programs
Educational Opportunities in Power and Energy Engineering
Power and energy engineering provides ample opportunities for rewarding careers addressing critical local to global technical challenges. Universities throughout the world are providing the education needed for students to enter this engineering career field. Information is now available on power engineering programs at US and Canadian universities. Through a periodic survey by the Power & Energy Education Committee (PEEC) of the IEEE Power & Energy Society, information has been assembled on relevant university education programs to help students, parents, student advisors, recruiters, among others, learn about current education opportunities. The information can also be useful to faculty looking to improve university education programs, and to government and industry supporters of research and education to better understand the scope and breadth of power engineering programs.
In 2016, the IEEE Power & Energy Society invited all accredited, 4 year institutions in the U.S. and Canada to participate in the 2015-2016 Power & Energy Education Committee (PEEC) Survey. The purpose of this survey is to collect data on the state of power and energy engineering education in the U.S. and Canada. Since it began, the survey has provided the engineering education community with valuable metrics and data on topics such as universities providing power engineering education, faculty members, curriculum trends, and research topics and expenditures.
Electric Power Engineering Education Resources: US and Canadian University Survey Results
Are you looking for information on which universities offer education in power and energy engineering, the faculty and staff doing the instruction, the degree options, the offered courses, and the trends in power engineering education? You can find that information and more in the following sources on university power programs at US and Canadian universities.
Year | Title | Release Date |
2015-16 | November 2017 | |
2013-14 | April 2015 | |
State of Power Engineering Education in the U.S. and Canada: Overview of the 2013-2014 University Survey Results
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1969 to 2006 | Historical Results of 14 University Surveys on Electric Power Engineering Education Resources Starting (IEEE Xplore) |
The report listed above contains a list of educational institutions that self-identified as having power and energy engineering faculty and courses. All information has been self-reported by a faculty member at each institution. Contact the institutions directly to get the most up-to-date information.
Institutions which responded to the 2015-16 PEEC Survey
School |
State/Province |
Country |
Masters Degree Available |
Doctoral Degree Available |
Masters Online Degree Available |
Doctoral Online Degree Available |
Arizona State University |
Arizona |
USA |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Auburn University |
Alabama |
USA |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Baylor University |
Texas |
USA |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Boise State University |
Idaho |
USA |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Buffalo State - State University of New York |
New York |
USA |
No |
No |
No |
No |
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo |
California |
USA |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
California State University, Fresno |
California |
USA |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
California State University, Northridge |
California |
USA |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
California State University, Sacramento |
California |
USA |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Carnegie Mellon University |
Pennsylvania |
USA |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Case Western Reserve University |
Ohio |
USA |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Clarkson University |
New York |
USA |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Clemson University |
South Carolina |
USA |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Cleveland State University |
Ohio |
USA |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Colorado School of Mines |
Colorado |
USA |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Colorado State University |
Colorado |
USA |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Concordia University |
Quebec |
Canada |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Cornell University |
New York |
USA |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Drexel University |
Pennsylvania |
USA |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
FAMU-FSU College of Engineering |
Florida |
USA |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Florida International University |
Florida |
USA |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Gannon University |
Pennsylvania |
USA |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Georgia Institute of Technology |
Georgia |
USA |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Gonzaga University |
Washington |
USA |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Howard University |
District of Columbia |
USA |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Illinois Institute of Technology |
Illinois |
USA |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis |
Indiana |
USA |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Iowa State University |
Iowa |
USA |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
John Brown University |
Arkansas |
USA |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Kansas State University |
Kansas |
USA |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Kennesaw State University |
Georgia |
USA |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Lake Superior State University |
Michigan |
USA |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Lamar University |
Texas |
USA |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Lawrence Technological University |
Michigan |
USA |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Louisiana State University and A&M College |
Louisiana |
USA |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Marquette University |
Wisconsin |
USA |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Massachusetts |
USA |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
McGill University |
Quebec |
Canada |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Memorial University of Newfoundland |
Newfoundland and Labrador |
Canada |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Miami University |
Ohio |
USA |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Michigan State University |
Michigan |
USA |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Michigan Technological University |
Michigan |
USA |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Minnesota State University, |
Minnesota |
USA |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Mississippi State University |
Mississippi |
USA |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Missouri University of Science and Technology |
Missouri |
USA |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Montana State University, Bozeman |
Montana |
USA |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
New Jersey Institute of Technology |
New Jersey |
USA |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
New Mexico State University |
New Mexico |
USA |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
New York University Polytechnic School of Engineering |
New York |
USA |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
North Carolina State University at Raleigh |
North Carolina |
USA |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
North Dakota State University |
North Dakota |
USA |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Northeastern University |
Massachusetts |
USA |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Northern Arizona University |
Arizona |
USA |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Ohio Northern University |
Ohio |
USA |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Ohio State University |
Ohio |
USA |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Oklahoma State University |
Oklahoma |
USA |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Old Dominion University |
Virginia |
USA |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Oregon State University |
Oregon |
USA |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg |
Pennsylvania |
USA |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Portland State University |
Oregon |
USA |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Purdue University Northwest |
Indiana |
USA |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Purdue University, West Lafayette |
Indiana |
USA |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
New York |
USA |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Ryerson University |
Ontario |
Canada |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
San Jose State University |
California |
USA |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Santa Clara University |
California |
USA |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Seattle University |
Washington |
USA |
No |
No |
No |
No |
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology |
South Dakota |
USA |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
South Dakota State University |
South Dakota |
USA |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Suffolk University |
Massachusetts |
USA |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Syracuse University |
New York |
USA |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Temple University |
Pennsylvania |
USA |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Tennessee State University |
Tennessee |
USA |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Texas A&M University |
Texas |
USA |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Texas Tech University |
Texas |
USA |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Tufts University |
Massachusetts |
USA |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
United States Military Academy |
New York |
USA |
No |
No |
No |
No |
University of Alabama at Birmingham |
Alabama |
USA |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
University of Alaska Fairbanks |
Alaska |
USA |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
University of Alberta |
Alberta |
Canada |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
University of Arkansas |
Arkansas |
USA |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
University of Calgary |
Alberta |
Canada |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
University of California, Berkeley |
California |
USA |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
University of California, Los Angeles |
California |
USA |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
University of Central Florida |
Florida |
USA |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
University of Denver |
Colorado |
USA |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
University of Houston |
Texas |
USA |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
University of Idaho |
Idaho |
USA |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Illinois |
USA |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
University of Kentucky |
Kentucky |
USA |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
University of Maine |
Maine |
USA |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
University of Maryland College Park |
Maryland |
USA |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
University of Memphis |
Tennessee |
USA |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
University of Michigan - Dearborn |
Michigan |
USA |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor |
Michigan |
USA |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
University of Minnesota -Twin Cities |
Minnesota |
USA |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
University of Missouri - Columbia |
Missouri |
USA |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
University of Missouri - Kansas City |
Missouri |
USA |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
University of Nebraska - Lincoln |
Nebraska |
USA |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
University of Nevada, Reno |
Nevada |
USA |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
University of New Haven |
Connecticut |
USA |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
University of North Carolina at Charlotte |
North Carolina |
USA |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
University of North Dakota |
North Dakota |
USA |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
University of Oklahoma |
Oklahoma |
USA |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
University of Pittsburgh |
Pennsylvania |
USA |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
University of Saskatchewan |
Saskatchewan |
Canada |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
University of South Carolina |
South Carolina |
USA |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
University of South Florida |
Florida |
USA |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
University of Southern Maine |
Maine |
USA |
No |
No |
No |
No |
University of St. Thomas |
Minnesota |
USA |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
University of Tennessee, Chattanooga |
Tennessee |
USA |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
University of Tennessee, Knoxville |
Tennessee |
USA |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
University of Texas at Arlington |
Texas |
USA |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
University of Texas at Austin |
Texas |
USA |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
University of Texas at El Paso |
Texas |
USA |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
University of Texas at San Antonio |
Texas |
USA |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
University of the Pacific |
California |
USA |
No |
No |
No |
No |
University of Toronto |
Ontario |
Canada |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
University of Utah |
Utah |
USA |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
University of Vermont |
Vermont |
USA |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
University of Washington |
Washington |
USA |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
University of Waterloo |
Ontario |
Canada |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
University of West Florida |
Florida |
USA |
No |
No |
No |
No |
University of Western Ontario |
Ontario |
Canada |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
University of Wisconsin - Madison |
Wisconsin |
USA |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee |
Wisconsin |
USA |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
University of Wisconsin - Platteville |
Wisconsin |
USA |
No |
No |
No |
No |
University of Wyoming |
Wyoming |
USA |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Valparaiso University |
Indiana |
USA |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University |
Virginia |
USA |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Washington State University |
Washington |
USA |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Wayne State University |
Michigan |
USA |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
West Virginia University |
West Virginia |
USA |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
West Virginia University Institute of Technology |
West Virginia |
USA |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Western Carolina University |
North Carolina |
USA |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Wichita State University |
Kansas |
USA |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Worcester Polytechnic Institute |
Massachusetts |
USA |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |