2023 Best Electrical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania
Finding the Best Electrical Engineering Master'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.
The Best Electrical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 10 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs 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 Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania
The following schools top our list of the Best Electrical Engineering Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Best Electrical Engineering Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Carnegie Mellon University to be the best school for electrical engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Pennsylvania. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Villanova University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best electrical engineering schools in Pennsylvania. Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best electrical engineering schools in Pennsylvania. Pitt is a very large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lehigh University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Lehigh is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bethlehem.
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Wilkes University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in the small city of Wilkes-Barre, Wilkes is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
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Gannon University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree electrical engineering programs. Located in the city of Erie, Gannon is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Widener University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large suburb of Chester, Widener is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
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Drexel University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for electrical engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
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Temple University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for electrical engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a very large student population.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New York | 1,774 |
| Maryland | 597 |
| New Jersey | 761 |
| District of Columbia | 124 |
| Delaware | 44 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to EE
Electrical Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to EE
| 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 10 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).
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