2023 Best Value Electrical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor'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 Value Electrical Engineering Bachelor'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 15 schools in Pennsylvania 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.
Top 10 Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown to be the best value school for electrical engineering students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Pennsylvania. Pitt Johnstown is a small public school located in the suburb of Johnstown.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Pitt Johnstown are $14,352 a year. On average, EE graduates from Pitt Johnstown take out $24,738 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the fringe town of Shippensburg, Ship is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Ship are $13,394 a year.
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Out of the 15 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Pitt is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pitt are $20,362 per year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, EE majors at Pitt accumulate an average of around $24,738 in student debt.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend York College of Pennsylvania. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. YCP is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of York.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at YCP are $22,350 per year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Temple University is a great value for electrical engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Temple are $17,378 a year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, EE majors at Temple accumulate an average of around $29,350 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $457, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
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Carnegie Mellon University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Carnegie Mellon are $58,524 a year.
Carnegie Mellon did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list.
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With a ranking of #7, University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s best value schools for electrical engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UPenn are $61,710 a year.
UPenn did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list.
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Lafayette College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for electrical engineering students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Easton, Lafayette is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lafayette are $56,364 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Lafayette is ranked #5 for overall quality for EE in Pennsylvania.
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Bucknell University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the distant town of Lewisburg, Bucknell is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bucknell are $59,802 per year. The average amount in student loans that EE majors at Bucknell take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $21,284.
Bucknell did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list.
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Wilkes University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in the small city of Wilkes-Barre, Wilkes is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Wilkes undergraduate students pay an average of $39,914 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Request InformationBest Value Electrical Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
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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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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 15 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).
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