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2023 Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

80 Colleges
$74,174 Avg Salary
$23,793 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Electrical Engineering 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 Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 80 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which 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.

Check out the EE programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Middle Atlantic Region .

#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. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that EE majors at Carnegie Mellon take out is $22,870.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a great place for electrical engineering students. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public college with a very large student population.

EE majors at Rutgers New Brunswick take out an average of $23,250 in student loans while working on their egree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $178.

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#3

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Out of the 80 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.

The average amount in student loans that EE majors at Cornell take out is $12,750.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Maryland - College Park is a great place for electrical engineering students. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a very large student population.

The average amount in student loans that EE majors at UMCP take out is $19,467.

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Out of the 80 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#6

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Johns Hopkins University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Electrical Engineering 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.

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#7

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

With a ranking of #7, University at Buffalo did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for electrical engineering students. Located in the large suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public college with a fairly large student population.

EE majors at University at Buffalo take out an average of $21,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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New Jersey Institute of Technology landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular electrical engineering programs. Located in the city of Newark, NJIT is a public school with a large student population.

On average, EE graduates from NJIT take out $26,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Electrical Training Center did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for electrical engineering students. It came in at #9 on the list. Electrical Training Center is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Copiague.

EE majors at Electrical Training Center take out an average of $6,333 in student loans while working on their egree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $81, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#10

New York University

New York, NY

New York University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

The average amount in student loans that EE majors at NYU take out is $21,640.

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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular electrical engineering programs. Pitt is a very large public school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

On average, EE graduates from Pitt take out $26,968 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for electrical engineering students. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the city of Troy, RPI is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

While working on their degree, EE majors at RPI accumulate an average of around $25,477 in student debt.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for Electrical Engineering students in the Middle Atlantic Region that almost earned our Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.

Rank College Location
13 Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY
14 Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ
15 University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA
16 New York Institute of Technology Old Westbury, NY

Best Electrical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best electrical engineering colleges 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 25 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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