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2023 Best Electrical Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania

10 Colleges
$76,097 Avg Salary
$26,682 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Electrical Engineering School for You

Electrical Engineering is the #20 most popular major in Pennsylvania with 725 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Electrical Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Pennsylvania to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Electrical Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania

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

Top 10 Best Electrical Engineering Schools

#1

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Carnegie Mellon University the best school in Pennsylvania for electrical engineering students. Carnegie Mellon is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

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#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 10 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#3

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Villanova University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Electrical Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#4

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Lehigh University is a great place for electrical engineering students. Located in the city of Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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Out of the 10 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public college with a very large student population.

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#6

Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre, PA

Wilkes University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for electrical engineering students. It came in at #6 on the list. Wilkes is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Wilkes-Barre.

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#7

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Drexel University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for electrical engineering students. It came in at #7 on the list. Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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#8

Gannon University

Erie, PA

Gannon University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Electrical Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania list. Gannon is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Erie.

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#9

Widener University

Chester, PA

Widener University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for electrical engineering students. It came in at #9 on the list. Widener is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Chester.

Full Electrical Engineering at Widener University Report

#10

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Temple University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for electrical engineering students. It came in at #10 on the list. Temple is a fairly large public school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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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
New York 844
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 10 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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