2023 Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania
Finding the Best Electrical Engineering 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 Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 22 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones were the most popular 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.
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2023 Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Electrical Engineering Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Carnegie Mellon University the most popular school in Pennsylvania for electrical engineering students. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
After completing their degree, EE graduates from Carnegie Mellon carry an average student debt load of $22,870.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania list. Pitt is a very large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.
The average amount in student loans that EE majors at Pitt take out is $26,968.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania list. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Drexel University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
The average amount in student loans that EE majors at Drexel take out is $30,983. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $723.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Temple University is a great place for electrical engineering students. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public school with a fairly large student population.
On average, EE graduates from Temple take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $457, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
With a ranking of #6, Lehigh University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for electrical engineering students. Lehigh is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bethlehem.
On average, EE graduates from Lehigh take out $22,754 in student loans while working on their degree.
Villanova University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for electrical engineering students. It came in at #7 on the list. Villanova is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova.
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Gannon University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for electrical engineering students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the small city of Erie, Gannon is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
With a ranking of #9, Wilkes University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for electrical engineering students. Located in the small city of Wilkes-Barre, Wilkes is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
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With a ranking of #9, University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for electrical engineering students. Pitt Johnstown is a small public school located in the suburb of Johnstown.
After completing their degree, EE graduates from Pitt Johnstown carry an average student debt load of $26,968.
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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 |
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New York | 1,774 |
Maryland | 597 |
New Jersey | 761 |
District of Columbia | 124 |
Delaware | 44 |
Electrical Engineering Related Majors
Electrical Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to EE
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 22 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.
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