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Best Electrical Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

2023 Best Electrical Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

50 Colleges
$74,174 Avg Salary
$23,793 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Electrical Engineering School for You

Electrical Engineering is the #40 most popular major in the country with 28,844 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Electrical Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 50 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Electrical Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for EE majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Electrical Engineering Schools

#1

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

Our 2023 rankings named Princeton University the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region for electrical engineering students. Located in the small city of Princeton, Princeton is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#2

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carnegie Mellon University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Electrical Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

EE majors at Carnegie Mellon take out an average of $22,870 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#3

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

The excellent programs at Cornell University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best electrical engineering schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.

EE majors at Cornell take out an average of $12,750 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#4

Bucknell University

Lewisburg, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bucknell University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Electrical Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the town of Lewisburg, Bucknell is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#5

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Pennsylvania is a great place for electrical engineering students. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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#6

Lafayette College

Easton, PA

With a ranking of #6, Lafayette College did quite well on this year’s best schools for electrical engineering students. Located in the large suburb of Easton, Lafayette is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Electrical Training Center came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Electrical Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Electrical Training Center is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Copiague.

EE majors at Electrical Training Center take out an average of $6,333 in student loans while working on their egree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $81, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#8

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Johns Hopkins University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for electrical engineering students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Villanova University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best electrical engineering programs. Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova.

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University of Maryland - College Park ranked #10 on this year’s Best Electrical Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a very large student population.

On average, EE graduates from UMCP take out $19,467 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Best Electrical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best electrical engineering schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 1,590
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 25 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.

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