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2023 Most Popular Electrical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

11 Colleges
$94,068 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Electrical Engineering Master'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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Electrical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 11 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs 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 master's degree.

#1

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

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

Women make up 28% of the EE majors at the school.

Full Electrical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University Report

#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 11 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the # 2 spot on the list. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

Women make up 19% of the EE majors at the school.

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Out of the 11 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 very large public school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

Of the 58 students majoring in EE at Pitt, 81% are male and 19% are female.

Full Electrical Engineering at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Report

#4

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Drexel University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular electrical engineering schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Women make up 29% of the EE majors at the school.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at Drexel University

#5

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Lehigh University is a great place for electrical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Lehigh is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bethlehem.

About 21% of the students majoring in EE at the school are women while 79% are male.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at Lehigh University

#6

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Temple University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree electrical engineering programs. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

Full Electrical Engineering at Temple University Report

#7

Gannon University

Erie, PA

With a ranking of #7, Gannon University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for electrical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Erie, Gannon is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 18% of the EE majors at the school.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at Gannon University

#8

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Villanova University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova.

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

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#9

Widener University

Chester, PA

Widener University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for electrical engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Chester, Widener is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at Widener University

#9

Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre, PA

Wilkes University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the city of Wilkes-Barre, Wilkes is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at Wilkes University

Best Electrical Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Electrical Engineering Colleges 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 11 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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