by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Electrical Technology Major in Pennsylvania” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 6,321 people earned their degree in electrical, electronic and communications engineering technology/technician, making the major the 173rd most popular in the United States.
Across Pennsylvania, there were 131 electrical, electronic and communications engineering technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 21 electrical, electronic and communications engineering technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,741 and $27,572 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Electrical Technology Major in Pennsylvania” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in electrical, electronic and communications engineering technology/technician. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their electrical, electronic and communications engineering technology/technician program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Electrical Technology Major in Pennsylvania” list to help you make the college decision.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania bachelor’s degree electrical technology students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend DeVry University - Pennsylvania. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Electrical Technology Major in Pennsylvania. Located in Ft. Washington, Pennsylvania, this small private for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s electrical technology students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Point Park University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Electrical Technology Major in Pennsylvania. Point Park University is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s electrical technology degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Electrical Technology Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, California University of Pennsylvania landed the #3 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in California, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s electrical technology degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carnegie Mellon University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Electrical Technology Major in Pennsylvania list. Carnegie Mellon University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Electrical Technology Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown landed the #4 spot on the list. Pitt Johnstown is located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s electrical technology degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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