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2024 Best Electrical Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania

14 Colleges in Pennsylvania
1,590 EE Degrees Awarded
$76,097 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you pursue a degree in electrical engineering, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #39 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 14 schools in Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the best for electrical engineering students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,590 degrees in electrical engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Electrical Engineering School

Best Electrical Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania Your choice of electrical engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Electrical Engineering School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Electrical Engineering Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in EE
Master's Degrees in EE
Doctor's Degrees in EE

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 Electrical Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Electrical Engineering in Pennsylvania

The schools below may not offer all types of ee degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

10 Top Pennsylvania Schools in EE

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
548 EE Degrees Awarded
$113,109 Median Starting Salary

Carnegie Mellon University is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in electrical engineering. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #9 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Carnegie Mellon is a great university overall.

There were roughly 548 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Carnegie Mellon in the most recent year we have data available. Those electrical engineering students who get their degree from Carnegie Mellon University receive $37,012 more than the typical ee student.

More information about a degree in electrical engineering from Carnegie Mellon University

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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In PA
116 EE Degrees Awarded

Any student who is interested in electrical engineering needs to take a look at University of Pennsylvania. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #4 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.

There were about 116 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent year we have data available.

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Villanova University
Villanova, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
42 EE Degrees Awarded
$71,115 Median Starting Salary

Villanova University is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in electrical engineering. Located in the suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #70 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Villanova is a great university overall.

There were about 42 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Villanova in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, ee degree recipients usually make about $71,115 in the first five years of their career.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
134 EE Degrees Awarded
6.0% Growth in Graduates

Every student who is interested in electrical engineering has to take a look at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #79 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Pitt is a great university overall.

There were roughly 134 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Pitt in the most recent data year. Electrical Engineering degree recipients from University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus receive an earnings boost of about $2,987 over the average earnings of electrical engineering graduates.

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Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
12th Most Popular In PA
11.1% Growth in Graduates

Located in the distant town of Lewisburg, Bucknell is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #66 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Bucknell is a great university overall.

There were roughly 18 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Bucknell in the most recent year we have data available.

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Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
85 EE Degrees Awarded
$79,602 Median Starting Salary

Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. This university ranks 10th out of 109 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were roughly 85 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Drexel in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the electrical engineering major at Drexel University earn $3,505 above the typical college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

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Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
45 EE Degrees Awarded
$73,128 Median Starting Salary

Located in the city of Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #71 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Lehigh is a great university overall.

There were about 45 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Lehigh in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, ee degree recipients typically earn around $73,128 in their early careers.

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Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
83 EE Degrees Awarded
$64,953 Median Starting Salary

Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 11th out of 109 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were roughly 83 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the ee program state that they receive average early career income of $64,953.

More information about a degree in electrical engineering from Temple University

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Lafayette College
Easton, PA

Lafayette is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large suburb of Easton. A Best Colleges rank of #96 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Lafayette is a great college overall.

There were approximately 16 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Lafayette in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, ee degree recipients typically earn an average of $77,247 in the first five years of their career.

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Wilkes University
Wilkes-Barre, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
10th Most Popular In PA

Wilkes is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Wilkes-Barre. This university ranks 41st out of 109 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were about 19 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Wilkes in the most recent data year.

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Best Electrical Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Electrical Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
New York 333 1,724
Maryland 279 591
New Jersey 273 749
District of Columbia 188 124
Delaware 175 44

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One of 41 majors within the Engineering area of study, Electrical Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

EE Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 1,590

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Majors Similar to EE

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 2,232
Civil Engineering 1,000
Chemical Engineering 836
Computer Engineering 812
Biomedical Engineering 780
General Engineering 493
Industrial Engineering 467
Other Engineering 303
Materials Engineering 235
Robotics Engineering 230

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