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2023 Most Popular Electrical Engineering Associate Degree Schools

52 Colleges
$32,837 Avg Salary
$20,000 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Electrical Engineering Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 28,844 people earned a degree or certificate in electrical engineering, making the major the #40 most popular in the United States.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Electrical Engineering Associate Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 52 schools in the United States to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Electrical Engineering program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for EE majors pursuing a associate degree.

#1

LaGuardia Community College

Long Island City, NY

Our analysis found LaGuardia Community College to be the most popular school for electrical engineering students who want to pursue a associate degree in the United States. Located in the city of Long Island City, LaGuardia is a public school with a large student population.

About 3% of the students majoring in EE at the school are women while 97% are male.

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Out of the 52 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Southern Technical College is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Orlando.

Of the 23 students majoring in EE at Southern Technical College, 96% are male and 4% are female.

EE majors at Southern Technical College take out an average of $21,544 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at El Paso Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular electrical engineering schools in the United States. El Paso Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of El Paso.

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Out of the 52 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Bunker Hill Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Boston, BHCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 13% of the EE majors at the school.

Full Electrical Engineering at Bunker Hill Community College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hostos Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Electrical Engineering Associate Degree Schools list. Hostos is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Bronx.

Women make up 23% of the EE majors at the school.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Everett Community College is a great place for electrical engineering students working on their associate degree. Everett Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Everett.

Of the 13 students majoring in EE at Everett Community College, 85% are male and 15% are female.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Montgomery County Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular electrical engineering schools in the United States. Montco is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Blue Bell.

About 8% of the students majoring in EE at the school are women while 92% are male.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Delaware Technical Community College - Terry helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular electrical engineering schools in the United States. Located in the small city of Dover, Delaware Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 8% of the students majoring in EE at the school are women while 92% are male.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means College of Southern Maryland is a great place for electrical engineering students working on their associate degree. CSM is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of La Plata.

Of the 13 students majoring in EE at CSM, 92% are male and 8% are female.

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Anne Arundel Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree electrical engineering programs. Located in the large suburb of Arnold, AACC is a public school with a large student population.

About 27% of the students majoring in EE at the school are women while 73% are male.

Full Electrical Engineering at Anne Arundel Community College Report

Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Electrical Engineering students that almost earned our Most Popular Electrical Engineering Associate Degree Schools award.

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Electrical Engineering by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 40 majors within the area of study, electrical engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 27 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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