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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering in Ohio (With Aid)

7 Ranked Colleges
104 Degrees Awarded
$26,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 30,670 people earned their degree in electrical engineering, making the major the 31st most popular in the United States. 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 Ohio, there were 1,272 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $69,255 and $25,764 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 104 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,438 and $112,790 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 7 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering in Ohio (With Aid)

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Ohio State University - Main Campus is located in Columbus, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 39 doctorate’s EE degrees to qualified students.

Ohio State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State are $37,141, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Wright State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Wright State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Dayton, Ohio. It awarded 8 doctorate’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

Wright State University - Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wright State University - Main Campus are $24,286, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Akron Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio For Those Getting Aid. Located in Akron, Ohio, this fairly large public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s EE students in 2019-2020.

University of Akron Main Campus also made our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Akron Main Campus are $15,217, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio For Those Getting Aid. UC is located in Cincinnati, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 doctorate’s EE degrees to qualified students.

UC also made our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus are $26,644, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio For Those Getting Aid list. OHIO Athens is a large public school situated in Athens, Ohio. It awarded 2 doctorate’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

OHIO Athens did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio University - Athens Campus are $17,712.

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#6

University of Dayton

Dayton, Ohio
#2 in overall quality

University of Dayton did quite well in the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. University of Dayton is located in Dayton, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 23 doctorate’s EE degrees to qualified students.

UDayton also made our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at UDayton are $17,780, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#1 in overall quality

Case Western Reserve University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. Case Western Reserve University is a fairly large school located in Cleveland, Ohio that handed out 12 doctorate’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Case Western, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Case Western are $47,958, 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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