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2023 Best Value Electrical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

8 Colleges
$38,437 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$96,737 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Electrical Engineering Graduate Certificate 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Electrical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for EE students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for EE majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Best Middle Atlantic Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Electrical Engineering

#1

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Villanova University the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for electrical engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Villanova are $21,199 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Villanova is ranked #5 for overall quality for EE in the Middle Atlantic Region .

Full Electrical Engineering at Villanova University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Maryland - College Park. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Electrical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UMCP is a very large public school located in the large 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

Full Electrical Engineering at University of Maryland - College Park Report

#3

Clarkson University

Potsdam, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Clarkson University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Electrical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Clarkson is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Potsdam.

Clarkson graduate students pay an average of $36,472 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at Clarkson University

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Stevens Institute of Technology. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Electrical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Stevens is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hoboken.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Stevens are $39,556 per year.

Stevens excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Electrical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means New Jersey Institute of Technology is a great value for electrical engineering students working on their graduate certificate. NJIT is a fairly large public school located in the city of Newark.

NJIT graduate students pay an average of $34,760 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at New Jersey Institute of Technology

#6

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Stony Brook University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Electrical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public college with a very large student population.

SUNY Stony Brook graduate students pay an average of $25,628 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Electrical Engineering at Stony Brook University Report

#7

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Johns Hopkins University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Electrical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

Johns Hopkins graduate students pay an average of $61,202 in tuition and fees each year.

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

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University

Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate electrical engineering programs. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Columbia are $52,924 per year.

Columbia also claimed a spot on our Best Electrical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

Full Electrical Engineering at Columbia University in the City of New York 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 8 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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