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2023 Most Popular Electrical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

6 Colleges
$139,530 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Electrical Engineering Doctor's Degree 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Electrical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Pennsylvania to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular 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 analysis found Carnegie Mellon University to be the most popular school for electrical engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Pennsylvania. 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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#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania 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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#3

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Lehigh University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular electrical engineering schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the city of Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 18% of the EE majors at the school.

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#5

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Drexel University is a great place for electrical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

About 22% of the students majoring in EE at the school are women while 78% are male.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at Drexel University

#6

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Temple University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree electrical engineering programs. Temple is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

Women make up 50% of the EE majors at the school.

Full Electrical Engineering at Temple University Report

Best Electrical Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 6 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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