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2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on EE Major in the Middle Atlantic Region

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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2021-2022, 25,951 people earned their degree in electrical engineering, making the major the 30th most popular in the United States.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 4,599 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,401 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,660 and $23,761 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 63 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in electrical engineering. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in electrical engineering.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree ee students.

Top 25 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering in the Middle Atlantic Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Cooper Union is a small school located in New York, New York that handed out 31 bachelors’s ee degrees in 2021-2022.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full Cooper Union Electrical Engineering Report

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New York Institute of Technology
Old Westbury, New York

Out of the 63 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New York Institute of Technology landed the #2 spot on the list. NYIT is a medium-sized school located in Old Westbury, New York that handed out 33 bachelors’s ee degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at New York Institute of Technology

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. RPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Troy, New York. It awarded 107 bachelors’s ee degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Morgan State University
Baltimore, Maryland

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Morgan State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Morgan State University is a public institution located in Baltimore, Maryland. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 73 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at Morgan State University

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capitol Technology University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in Laurel, Maryland, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s ee degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Electrical Engineering at Capitol Tech

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University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, this small public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s ee students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Electrical Engineering at Pitt Johnstown

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SUNY Maritime College
Throggs Neck, New York

SUNY Maritime College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. SUNY Maritime College is a small school located in Throggs Neck, New York that handed out 24 bachelors’s ee degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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%.

Read more about Electrical Engineering at SUNY Maritime College

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Clarkson University
Potsdam, New York

Clarkson University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #8. Potsdam, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s ee degrees to 32 students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad 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%.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at Clarkson University

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Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Carnegie Mellon University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 166 bachelors’s ee degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon

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New Jersey Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #10. Newark, New Jersey is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s ee degrees to 91 students in 2021-2022.

With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Electrical Engineering at NJIT

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Grove City College
Grove City, Pennsylvania

Grove City College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Grove City, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 23 degrees to qualified bachelors’s ee students in 2021-2022.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

Full Grove City College Electrical Engineering Report

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The City College of New York did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #12. 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 81 students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%.

Read more about Electrical Engineering at The City College of New York

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Lafayette College
Easton, Pennsylvania

Lafayette College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Lafayette is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Easton, Pennsylvania. It awarded 17 bachelors’s ee degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at Lafayette

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Union College New York
Schenectady, New York

Union College New York landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Union College New York is a private not-for-profit institution located in Schenectady, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.

With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at Union College

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Manhattan College
Riverdale, New York

Manhattan College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #15. Riverdale, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s ee degrees to 19 students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Electrical Engineering at Manhattan

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick
New Brunswick, New Jersey

Rutgers University - New Brunswick did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #16. New Brunswick, New Jersey is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s ee degrees to 224 students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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 94%.

Full Rutgers University - New Brunswick Electrical Engineering Report

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Bucknell University
Lewisburg, Pennsylvania

Bucknell University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This small school is located in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s ee degrees in 2021-2022.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.2% 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 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at Bucknell University

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Princeton University
Princeton, New Jersey

Princeton University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Princeton University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Princeton, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 40 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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.

Read more about Electrical Engineering at Princeton

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York College of Pennsylvania landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. YCP is a private not-for-profit institution located in York, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full York College of Pennsylvania Electrical Engineering Report

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United States Naval Academy
Annapolis, Maryland

United States Naval Academy came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Annapolis, Maryland, this small public school handed out 17 degrees to qualified bachelors’s ee students in 2021-2022.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at United States Naval Academy

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SUNY New Paltz
New Paltz, New York

SUNY New Paltz landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in New Paltz, New York, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s ee degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at SUNY New Paltz

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Wilkes University
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

Wilkes University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Wilkes University is located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 23 bachelors’s ee degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at Wilkes

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University at Buffalo
Buffalo, New York

University at Buffalo landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Buffalo, New York, this large public school awarded 110 degrees to qualified bachelors’s ee students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at University at Buffalo

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Cornell University
Ithaca, New York

With a ranking of #24, Cornell University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 87 bachelors’s ee degrees to qualified students.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Cornell Electrical Engineering Report

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College of Staten Island CUNY
Staten Island, New York

College of Staten Island CUNY came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. CSI is a public institution located in Staten Island, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 40 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full CSI Electrical Engineering Report

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