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2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k

6 Ranked Colleges
93 Degrees Awarded
$36,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k

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 $30-$48k” 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.

This year’s “Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in electrical engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality electrical engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the electrical engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in Pennsylvania

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k. University of Pennsylvania is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 16 doctorate’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

UPenn did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Pennsylvania are $41,760, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UPenn Electrical Engineering Report

#2

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Carnegie Mellon University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 43 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s EE students in 2019-2020.

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. Average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon are $47,326, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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 $30-$48k list. Lehigh is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our pennsylvania doctor’s degree ee students whose families make $30-$48k list, Lehigh has also earned the #3 rank 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 Lehigh are $27,130.

Full Lehigh Electrical Engineering Report

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 doctorate’s EE degrees to qualified students.

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 full report on 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 $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the #5 spot on the list. Temple is a public institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Temple also took 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.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at Temple University

#6

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

Drexel University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our pennsylvania doctor’s degree ee students whose families make $30-$48k list, Drexel has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Drexel are $37,074, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Electrical Engineering at Drexel

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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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