2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region
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Electrical Engineering is the 26th most popular major in the country with 29,892 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 5,227 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,481 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value EE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 48 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in electrical engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great electrical engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the electrical engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value EE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value EE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering in the Middle Atlantic Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SUNY Maritime College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value EE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. SUNY Maritime College is a small public school situated in Throggs Neck, New York. It awarded 21 bachelors’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at SUNY Maritime College, the school also landed the #24 spot in our “Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend SUNY Maritime College is $20,616 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree EE students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Electrical Engineering at SUNY Maritime College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania is a medium-sized school located in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania that handed out 4 bachelors’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania is $22,054 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree ee students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend York College of Pennsylvania. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in York, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s EE students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend York College of Pennsylvania is $20,652 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree ee students.
The low student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.
Out of the 48 schools in the Best Value EE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Morgan State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Morgan State University is a medium-sized school located in Baltimore, Maryland that handed out 86 bachelors’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $17,619 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree EE students per year to attend Morgan State.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY New Paltz. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This medium-sized school is located in New Paltz, New York, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $17,171 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree ee students per year to attend SUNY New Paltz.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Electrical Engineering at SUNY New Paltz
With a ranking of #6, Rowan University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This fairly large school is located in Glassboro, New Jersey, and it awarded 66 bachelors’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $25,454 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree EE students per year to attend Rowan University.
The City College of New York did quite well in the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #7. New York, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s EE degrees to 68 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $2,385 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree ee students per year to attend CCNY.
With a ranking of #8, The College of New Jersey did quite well on the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. The College of New Jersey is a medium-sized public school situated in Ewing, New Jersey. It awarded 19 bachelors’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.
TCNJ not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #22 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $27,541 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree EE students per year to attend TCNJ.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full The College of New Jersey Electrical Engineering Report
Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Rutgers New Brunswick is a large school located in New Brunswick, New Jersey that handed out 265 bachelors’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.
Rutgers New Brunswick also made our “Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #11. The yearly cost to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick is $21,654 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree ee students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Electrical Engineering at Rutgers University - New Brunswick
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value EE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Bloomsburg is a medium-sized school located in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania that handed out 7 bachelors’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $20,230 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree ee students per year to attend Bloomsburg.
Read more about Electrical Engineering at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
University at Buffalo came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value EE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. University at Buffalo is located in Buffalo, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 133 bachelors’s EE degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $18,194 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree ee students per year to attend University at Buffalo.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Electrical Engineering at University at Buffalo
Binghamton University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #12. Binghamton University is a fairly large school located in Vestal, New York that handed out 52 bachelors’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Binghamton University is $19,353 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree EE students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Electrical Engineering at Binghamton University
University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value EE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is a public institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 70 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Pitt did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #23 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $27,938 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree ee students per year to attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Electrical Engineering Report
College of Staten Island CUNY landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Staten Island, New York, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for College of Staten Island CUNY is $5,118 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree ee students.
Full College of Staten Island CUNY Electrical Engineering Report
New Jersey Institute of Technology came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value EE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Newark, New Jersey is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s EE degrees to 86 students in 2019-2020.
NJIT also made our “Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #18. The estimated yearly cost for NJIT is $19,706 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree ee students.
The low student loan default rate of 4.9% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Stony Brook University landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Stony Brook University is located in Stony Brook, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 53 bachelors’s EE degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend SUNY Stony Brook is $15,160 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree ee students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Temple University landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 84 bachelors’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $23,521 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree ee students per year to attend Temple University.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
University of Maryland - College Park landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This large school is located in College Park, Maryland, and it awarded 121 bachelors’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.
UMCP not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $19,045 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree ee students per year to attend UMCP.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.
Full University of Maryland - College Park Electrical Engineering Report
Howard University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value EE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Howard is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Howard is $41,289 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree EE students.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
University of Delaware landed the #20 spot on the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. University of Delaware is a large school located in Newark, Delaware that handed out 51 bachelors’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.
UD also took the #21 spot in our “Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $17,220 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree ee students per year to attend University of Delaware.
The student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
With a ranking of #21, Gannon University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Gannon is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Erie, Pennsylvania. It awarded 7 bachelors’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Gannon University is $21,431 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree EE students.
The low student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Read full report on Electrical Engineering at Gannon University
With a ranking of #22, Wilkes University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Wilkes is $26,641 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree ee students.
Princeton University landed the #23 spot on the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Princeton, New Jersey, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.
Princeton also took the #1 spot in our “Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Princeton University is $11,317 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree ee students.
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%.
New York Institute of Technology came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value EE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. New York Institute of Technology is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Old Westbury, New York. It awarded 78 bachelors’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $21,427 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree ee students per year to attend New York Institute of Technology.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Value EE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus is a medium-sized school located in Teaneck, New Jersey that handed out 18 bachelors’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus is $15,147 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree EE students.
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References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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