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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in Pennsylvania

6 Ranked Colleges
93 Degrees Awarded
$36,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Electrical Engineering is the 31st most popular major in the country with 30,670 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, electrical engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $70,098 and had an average of $23,581 in loans still to pay off.

Across Pennsylvania, there were 1,326 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,313 and $27,208 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 93 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in electrical engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent electrical engineering programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the electrical engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 “Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania doctor’s degree ee students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in Pennsylvania

#1

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 For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 16 degrees to qualified doctorate’s EE students 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 University of Pennsylvania are $41,760.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at UPenn

#2

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Carnegie Mellon University landed the #2 spot on the list. Carnegie Mellon University is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 43 doctorate’s EE degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Carnegie Mellon, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon University are $47,326.

Read more about Electrical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University

#3

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lehigh University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k list. Bethlehem, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s EE degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

Lehigh also took the #3 spot in our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lehigh University are $27,130, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Electrical Engineering at Lehigh University

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 14 doctorate’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

Pitt also made our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus are $40,836, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Electrical Engineering at Pitt

#5

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Temple, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Temple University are $24,236, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Temple Electrical Engineering Report

#6

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

Drexel University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #6. Drexel 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.

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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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