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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

24 Colleges
$38,410 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Electrical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 24 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for EE students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

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

Top 10 Best Electrical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Our 2023 rankings named Cornell University the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for electrical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cornell are $30,006 per year.

Cornell excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

Full Electrical Engineering at Cornell University Report

#2

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lehigh University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Lehigh graduate students pay an average of $27,130 in tuition and fees each year.

Lehigh also claimed a spot on our Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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#3

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value electrical engineering schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UPenn are $42,932 a year.

UPenn also made our Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list, coming in at #3.

Full Electrical Engineering at University of Pennsylvania Report

#4

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Carnegie Mellon University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value 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.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Carnegie Mellon are $47,347 per year.

Carnegie Mellon also took the #2 spot in our Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Maryland - Baltimore County helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value electrical engineering schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . UMBC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Baltimore.

UMBC graduate students pay an average of $23,580 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Maryland - College Park came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. UMCP is a very large public school located in the suburb of College Park.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMCP are $35,755 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UMCP also is in the top 15% of our Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

Full Electrical Engineering at University of Maryland - College Park Report

#7

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

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

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Princeton are $58,790 per year.

Princeton not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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George Washington University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at GWU are $32,904 a year.

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree electrical engineering programs. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick.

Rutgers New Brunswick graduate students pay an average of $33,215 in tuition and fees each year.

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#10

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

University at Buffalo landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree electrical engineering programs. University at Buffalo is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Buffalo.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University at Buffalo are $26,178 a year.

Full Electrical Engineering at University at Buffalo Report

Best Electrical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best electrical engineering colleges 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.

  • 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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