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2023 Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools in New York

19 Colleges
$71,122 Avg Salary
$20,280 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Electrical Engineering School for You

With 844 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, electrical engineering is the #29 most popular major in New York.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 New York ranking. This report analyzed 19 schools in New York to see which ones were the most popular 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for EE majors pursuing a .

Our analysis found Columbia University in the City of New York to be the most popular school for electrical engineering students who want to pursue a degree in New York. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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

#2

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Cornell University is a great place for electrical engineering students. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.

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#3

New York University

New York, NY

Out of the 19 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the # 3 spot on the list. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Full Electrical Engineering at New York University Report

#4

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Stony Brook University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools in New York list. SUNY Stony Brook is a very large public school located in the suburb of Stony Brook.

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#5

Clarkson University

Potsdam, NY

Out of the 19 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Clarkson University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Potsdam, Clarkson is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#6

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

University at Buffalo ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools in New York list. Located in the suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Syracuse University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular electrical engineering programs. Syracuse is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse.

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#8

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

University of Rochester 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. Located in the medium-sized city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools in New York ranking. Located in the small city of Troy, RPI is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Electrical Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Report

The City College of New York landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular electrical engineering programs. Located in the city of New York, CCNY is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Electrical Engineering at The City College of New York Report

Best Electrical Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 725
Maryland 338
New Jersey 319
District of Columbia 95
Delaware 0

One of 39 majors within the area of study, electrical engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 19 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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