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2023 Most Popular Electrical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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$139,530 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Electrical Engineering Doctor's Degree 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Electrical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 29 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which doctor's 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 doctor's degree.

#1

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Carnegie Mellon University the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for electrical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in EE at the school are women while 67% are male.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Maryland - College Park helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular electrical engineering schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 38 students majoring in EE at UMCP, 87% are male and 13% are female.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Rutgers University - New Brunswick helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular electrical engineering schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public college with a very large student population.

About 7% of the students majoring in EE at the school are women while 93% are male.

Full Electrical Engineering at Rutgers University - New Brunswick Report

#4

New York University

New York, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

About 16% of the students majoring in EE at the school are women while 84% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 14% of the EE majors at the school.

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#5

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Cornell University is a great place for electrical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.

Women make up 14% of the EE majors at the school.

Full Electrical Engineering at Cornell University Report

#7

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

With a ranking of #7, Princeton University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for electrical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Princeton, Princeton is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 21 students majoring in EE at Princeton, 86% are male and 14% are female.

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#8

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree electrical engineering programs. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

Of the 15 students majoring in EE at UPenn, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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#9

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

University at Buffalo landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree electrical engineering programs. Located in the large suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public college with a very large student population.

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

Full Electrical Engineering at University at Buffalo Report

#9

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Johns Hopkins University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 23% of the students majoring in EE at the school are women while 77% are male.

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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 29 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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