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2023 Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania

11 Colleges
$76,097 Avg Salary
$26,682 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Electrical Engineering 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania. Carnegie Mellon is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

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#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Pennsylvania is a great place for electrical engineering students. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Full Electrical Engineering at University of Pennsylvania Report

The excellent programs at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best electrical engineering schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Electrical Engineering at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Report

#4

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Drexel University is a great place for electrical engineering students. Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

Full Electrical Engineering at Drexel University Report

#4

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lehigh University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the city of Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#6

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Temple University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Temple is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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#7

Gannon University

Erie, PA

Gannon University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Gannon is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Erie.

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#8

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Villanova University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in the suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#9

Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre, PA

Wilkes University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Wilkes is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Wilkes-Barre.

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#9

Widener University

Chester, PA

With a ranking of #9, Widener University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for electrical engineering students. Widener is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Chester.

Full Electrical Engineering at Widener University 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
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 11 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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