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2023 Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

45 Colleges
$74,174 Avg Salary
$23,793 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Electrical Engineering 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 Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 45 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for EE majors pursuing a .

#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 degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Carnegie Mellon is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

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Out of the 45 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the # 2 spot on the list. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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#3

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Johns Hopkins University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

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#4

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Out of the 45 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 45 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the # 5 spot on the list. UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of College Park.

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#6

New York University

New York, NY

New York University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular electrical engineering programs. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick.

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Stevens Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for electrical engineering students. It came in at #8 on the list. Stevens is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hoboken.

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#9

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular electrical engineering programs. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#10

George Washington University

Washington, DC

George Washington University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for electrical engineering students. It came in at #10 on the list. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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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 25 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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