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2023 Best Value Electrical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Jersey

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$24,481 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$69,529 Avg Salary

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

With 761 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, electrical engineering is the #32 most popular major in New Jersey.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Electrical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Jersey to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in New Jersey to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for EE students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey

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

Best New Jersey Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering

Our analysis found The College of New Jersey to be the best value school for electrical engineering students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in New Jersey. TCNJ is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Ewing.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at TCNJ are $17,287 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, TCNJ is ranked #3 for overall quality for EE in New Jersey.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at The College of New Jersey

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Rutgers University - New Brunswick helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value electrical engineering schools in New Jersey. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Rutgers New Brunswick are $15,804 a year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, EE majors at Rutgers New Brunswick accumulate an average of around $21,873 in student debt. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $178.

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#3

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Rowan University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value electrical engineering schools in New Jersey. Located in the suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Rowan are $14,376 a year.

Full Electrical Engineering at Rowan University Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means New Jersey Institute of Technology is a great value for electrical engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Newark, NJIT is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NJIT are $18,016 a year. The average amount in student loans that EE majors at NJIT take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $26,453.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, NJIT is ranked #5 for overall quality for EE in New Jersey.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at New Jersey Institute of Technology

#5

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Princeton University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value electrical engineering schools in New Jersey. Located in the small city of Princeton, Princeton is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Princeton are $56,010 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Princeton is ranked #1 for overall quality for EE in New Jersey.

Full Electrical Engineering at Princeton University Report

Stevens Institute of Technology landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree electrical engineering programs. Located in the suburb of Hoboken, Stevens is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Stevens are $56,920 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Stevens is ranked #4 for overall quality for EE in New Jersey.

Full Electrical Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology Report

Best Value Electrical Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 1,590
New York 1,774
Maryland 597
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.

  • 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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