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

29 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 Most Popular 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 29 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Electrical Engineering program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Electrical Engineering Doctor's Degree Colleges.

#1

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Carnegie Mellon University the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for electrical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

Of the 43 students majoring in EE at Carnegie Mellon, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Maryland - College Park helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular electrical engineering schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.

Women make up 13% of the EE majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick.

Of the 28 students majoring in EE at Rutgers New Brunswick, 93% are male and 7% are female.

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#4

New York University

New York, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Of the 25 students majoring in EE at NYU, 84% are male and 16% are female.

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#5

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Out of the 29 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

About 14% of the students majoring in EE at the school are women while 86% are male.

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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 #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

About 14% of the students majoring in EE at the school are women while 86% are male.

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#7

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

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

Women make up 14% of the EE majors at the school.

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#8

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Women make up 33% of the EE majors at the school.

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#9

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Johns Hopkins University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for electrical engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

Of the 13 students majoring in EE at Johns Hopkins, 77% are male and 23% are female.

Full Electrical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University Report

#9

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

University at Buffalo came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. University at Buffalo is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Buffalo.

Women make up 8% of the EE majors at the school.

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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 29 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.

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