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2023 Best Electrical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

24 Colleges
$139,530 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Electrical Engineering Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, electrical engineering was ranked #27 in the country. In fact 11,021 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

The Best Electrical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 24 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for EE majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top 10 Best Electrical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

Our analysis found Princeton University to be the best school for electrical engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Princeton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Princeton.

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#2

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Carnegie Mellon University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best electrical engineering schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

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#3

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#4

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johns Hopkins University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Maryland - College Park did quite well on this year’s best schools for electrical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.

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#7

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

With a ranking of #7, Lehigh University did quite well on this year’s best schools for electrical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. RPI is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Troy.

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#9

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

University of Rochester came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. University of Rochester is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Rochester.

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#10

George Washington University

Washington, DC

George Washington University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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Best Electrical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best electrical engineering schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 844
Pennsylvania 725
Maryland 338
New Jersey 319
District of Columbia 95
Delaware 0

Electrical Engineering is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to EE

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252
General Engineering 3,548

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 24 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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