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2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania

6 Ranked Colleges
93 Degrees Awarded
$36,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 29,892 people earned their degree in electrical engineering, making the major the 26th most popular in the United States.

Across Pennsylvania, there were 1,326 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 93 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in electrical engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality electrical engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the electrical engineering program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania

The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania doctor’s degree ee students.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering in Pennsylvania

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania list. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this large public school awarded 14 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s EE students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Pitt, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus are $40,836, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Pitt Electrical Engineering Report

#2

Pennsylvania State University - University Park

University Park, Pennsylvania
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Pennsylvania State University - University Park landed the #2 spot on the list.

Penn State University Park did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Penn State University Park are $38,728, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Penn State University Park Electrical Engineering Report

#3

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Temple University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania list. Temple University is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s EE degrees to qualified students.

Temple also made our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at Temple University are $24,236, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at Temple

#3

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lehigh University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania. Lehigh is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Lehigh did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lehigh are $27,130, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at Lehigh

#4

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Drexel University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania. Drexel University is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 9 doctorate’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

Drexel not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Drexel University are $37,074, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Electrical Engineering at Drexel

#5

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Pennsylvania is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 16 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UPenn also made our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UPenn are $41,760.

Read more about Electrical Engineering at University of Pennsylvania

#6

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

Carnegie Mellon University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania ranking. Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 43 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Carnegie Mellon also made our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon University are $47,326, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Electrical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon

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Notes and References

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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • 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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