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2023 Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools in New Jersey

8 Colleges
$77,121 Avg Salary
$25,563 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Electrical Engineering School for You

With 761 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, electrical engineering is the #32 most popular major in New Jersey.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools in New Jersey ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in New Jersey 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Electrical Engineering Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Rutgers University - New Brunswick the most popular school in New Jersey for electrical engineering students. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public school with a fairly 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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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means New Jersey Institute of Technology is a great place for electrical engineering students. Located in the large city of Newark, NJIT is a public college 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Stevens Institute of Technology. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the suburb of Hoboken, Stevens is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

EE majors at Stevens take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#4

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

The excellent programs at Princeton University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best electrical engineering schools in New Jersey. Located in the small city of Princeton, Princeton is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#5

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

The excellent programs at Rowan University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best electrical engineering schools in New Jersey. Located in the suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public college with a large student population.

After completing their degree, EE graduates from Rowan carry an average student debt load of $26,000.

Full Electrical Engineering at Rowan University Report

The College of New Jersey did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for electrical engineering students. It came in at #6 on the list. TCNJ is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Ewing.

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Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools in New Jersey ranking. FDU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Teaneck.

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Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools in New Jersey ranking. Located in the suburb of Madison, FDU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Electrical Engineering at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus Report

Best Electrical Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 1,590
New York 1,774
Maryland 597
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 8 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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