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2023 Best Value Electrical Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

15 Colleges
$41,535 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$76,097 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Electrical Engineering 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Electrical Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in Pennsylvania to see which programs offered the best value experiences for EE students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Schools in Pennsylvania

Check out the EE programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Electrical Engineering Schools

$14,352 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown to be the best value school for electrical engineering students who want to pursue a degree in Pennsylvania. Pitt Johnstown is a small public school located in the small suburb of Johnstown.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pitt Johnstown are $14,352 per year. While working on their degree, EE majors at Pitt Johnstown accumulate an average of around $26,968 in student debt.

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$13,394 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best electrical engineering schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the town of Shippensburg, Ship is a public school with a moderately-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, York College of Pennsylvania landed the # 3 spot on the list. YCP is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of York.

YCP undergraduate students pay an average of $22,350 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$20,362 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Electrical Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania list. Pitt is a very large public school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Pitt are $20,362 a year. After completing their degree, EE graduates from Pitt carry an average student debtload of $26,968.

Pitt excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Electrical Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania list.

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#5

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA
$17,378 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Temple University is a great value for electrical engineering students. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Temple are $17,378 per year. The average amount in student loans that EE majors at Temple take out is $27,000. 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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#6

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA
$58,524 Average Tuition & Fees

Carnegie Mellon University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Electrical Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Carnegie Mellon are $58,524 per year. On average, EE graduates from Carnegie Mellon take out $22,870 in student loans while working on their degree.

Carnegie Mellon did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Electrical Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania list.

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#7

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA
$57,470 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, Lehigh University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for electrical engineering students. Lehigh is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Bethlehem.

Lehigh undergraduate students pay an average of $57,470 in in-state tuition and fees each year. EE majors at Lehigh take out an average of $22,754 in student loans while working on their egree.

Lehigh excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Electrical Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania list.

Full Electrical Engineering at Lehigh University Report

#8

Gannon University

Erie, PA
$35,541 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #8, Gannon University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for electrical engineering students. Located in the city of Erie, Gannon is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Gannon are $35,541 per year.

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#9

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA
$61,710 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Pennsylvania ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Electrical Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania list. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

UPenn undergraduate students pay an average of $61,710 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UPenn did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Electrical Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania list.

Full Electrical Engineering at University of Pennsylvania Report

#10

Villanova University

Villanova, PA
$59,020 Average Tuition & Fees

Villanova University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Electrical Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania list. Villanova is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova.

Villanova undergraduate students pay an average of $59,020 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Villanova is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Electrical Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania list.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at Villanova University

Best Value Electrical Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Electrical Engineering Schools 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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to NASA.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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