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2023 Best Electrical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

6 Colleges
$139,530 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Electrical Engineering Doctor's Degree School for You

Electrical Engineering is the #31 most popular major in Pennsylvania with 1,590 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Electrical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Pennsylvania to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

The following schools top our list of the Best Electrical Engineering Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top Pennsylvania Schools for a Doctorate in Electrical Engineering

#1

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Carnegie Mellon University the best school in Pennsylvania for electrical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Full Electrical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University Report

#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Pennsylvania is a great place for electrical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

Full Electrical Engineering at University of Pennsylvania Report

#3

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lehigh University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Lehigh is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Bethlehem.

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#4

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Drexel University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best electrical engineering schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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Out of the 6 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. Pitt is a very large public school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

#6

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Temple University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for electrical engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at Temple University

Best Electrical Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Electrical Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,774
Maryland 597
New Jersey 761
District of Columbia 124
Delaware 44

Electrical Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917
Biomedical Engineering 12,811

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to NASA.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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