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2024 Best Electrical Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania

14 Colleges in Pennsylvania
1,453 EE Degrees Awarded
$75,274 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 1,453 degrees in electrical engineering during the 2021-2022 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

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
536 EE Degrees Awarded
$113,109 Median Starting Salary

Carnegie Mellon University is a great choice 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 fairly 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 about 536 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Carnegie Mellon in the most recent data year. Electrical Engineering degree recipients from Carnegie Mellon University receive an earnings boost of around $37,835 above the typical earnings of electrical engineering graduates.

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

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In PA
83 EE Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in electrical engineering has to take a look at University of Pennsylvania. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly 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 83 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent year we have data available.

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3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
46 EE Degrees Awarded
8.7% Growth in Graduates

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

There were approximately 46 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Villanova in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, ee degree recipients typically earn about $71,115 in their early careers.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
96 EE Degrees Awarded
$79,084 Median Starting Salary

Every student who is interested in electrical engineering has to look into University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. Located in the large 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 approximately 96 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Pitt in the most recent data year. Those electrical engineering students who get their degree from University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus receive $3,809 more than the average ee graduate.

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Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
12th Most Popular In PA

Located in the 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 approximately 12 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Bucknell in the most recent data year.

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Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
114 EE Degrees Awarded
25.4% Growth in Graduates

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

There were roughly 114 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Drexel in the most recent data year. Electrical Engineering degree recipients from Drexel University receive an earnings boost of about $4,327 above the average income of electrical engineering majors.

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Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$73,128 Median Starting Salary
$22,754 Median Student Debt

Located in the small 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 colleges nationwide means Lehigh is a great university overall.

There were approximately 30 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Lehigh in the most recent data year. After graduation, ee degree recipients typically earn about $73,128 at the beginning of their careers.

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

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

There were about 71 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the ee program report average early career wages of $64,953.

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9
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5.9% Growth in Graduates
$77,247 Median Starting Salary

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 schools nationwide means Lafayette is a great college overall.

There were approximately 17 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Lafayette in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, ee degree recipients usually make an average of $77,247 in their early careers.

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Wilkes University
Wilkes-Barre, PA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
10th Most Popular In PA
17.4% Growth in Graduates

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

There were about 23 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.

StateCollegesDegrees Awarded
New York3331,724
Maryland279591
New Jersey273749
District of Columbia188124
Delaware17544

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

EE Concentrations

MajorAnnual Graduates
Electrical Engineering1,452
Other Electrical Engineering1

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Majors Similar to EE

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering2,147
Civil Engineering936
Biomedical Engineering895
Chemical Engineering808
Computer Engineering778
General Engineering446
Industrial Engineering408
Other Engineering301
Robotics Engineering209
Materials Engineering208

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