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2023 Most Popular Online Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania

3 Colleges
$70,080 Avg Salary
$26,180 Avg Student Debt

In 2020-2021, engineering students earned 10,045 degrees and certificates from a Pennsylvania school, making the subject the 4th in the state.

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Pennsylvania to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

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

#1

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Our analysis found Drexel University to be the most popular school for engineering students who want to pursue an online degree in Pennsylvania. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

After completing their degree, engineering graduates from Drexel carry an average student debtload of $30,915. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $724, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

Read full report on Engineering at Drexel University

Out of the 3 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Montgomery County Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Blue Bell, Montco is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Read full report on Engineering at Montgomery County Community College

Out of the 3 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 fairly large public school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

On average, engineering graduates from Pitt take out $26,538 in student loans while working on their degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $481, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

Full Engineering at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Report

Best Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 4,817
New York 12,696
Maryland 4,465
Delaware 580
District of Columbia 689

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Engineering Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917
Biomedical Engineering 12,811
General Engineering 11,796
Industrial Engineering 9,072
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 8,001
Systems Engineering 3,904
Materials Engineering 3,415
Other Engineering 2,760
Environmental Engineering 2,759
Operations Research 1,698
Agricultural Engineering 1,472
Engineering Science 1,454
Electrical and Computer Engineering. 1,378
Petroleum Engineering 1,256
Robotics Engineering 1,243
Architectural Engineering 1,012
Engineering Physics 994
Manufacturing Engineering 947
Construction Engineering 878
Nuclear Engineering 864
Marine Engineering 445
Biological Engineering 410
Polymer & Plastics Engineering 360
Geoscience Engineering 325
Mining Engineering 314
Textile Engineering 310
Ocean Engineering 285
Engineering Mechanics 272
Metallurgical Engineering 179
Energy Systems Engineering 138
Biochemical Engineering 109
Ceramic Engineering 94
Surveying Engineering 73
Electromechanical Engineering 45
Forest Engineering 41
Paper Science & Engineering 27
Engineering Chemistry 13

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 254,454
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 177,778
Engineering Technologies 85,188
Mathematics & Statistics 52,396
Physical Sciences 50,306

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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 Petty Officer 3rd Class Declan Barnes.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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