2023 Best Electrical Engineering Schools in New York
Finding the Best Electrical Engineering School for You
With 844 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, electrical engineering is the #29 most popular major in New York.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Electrical Engineering Schools in New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in New York to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.
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2023 Best Electrical Engineering Schools in New York
The colleges and universities below are the best for EE majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Best Electrical Engineering Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Cornell University the best school in New York for electrical engineering students. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.
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Out of the 16 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Rochester landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Electrical Engineering Schools in New York list. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is a great place for electrical engineering students. Located in the small city of Troy, RPI is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Clarkson University is a great place for electrical engineering students. Located in the remote town of Potsdam, Clarkson is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Syracuse University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Electrical Engineering Schools in New York ranking. Syracuse is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Syracuse.
Manhattan College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for electrical engineering students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Riverdale, Manhattan is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
New York University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Electrical Engineering Schools in New York ranking. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
University at Buffalo ranked #9 on this year’s Best Electrical Engineering Schools in New York list. Located in the suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Rochester Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for electrical engineering students. It came in at #10 on the list. RIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Rochester.
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Best Electrical Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
Explore all the Best Electrical Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Pennsylvania | 725 |
Maryland | 338 |
New Jersey | 319 |
District of Columbia | 95 |
Delaware | 0 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to EE
One of 39 majors within the area of study, electrical engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 16 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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