Best Electrical Engineering Programs in the Northeast (2026)
Updated
Part of Best Engineering Colleges in the Northeast
Regional list from Electrical and Electronics Engineering Programs by Earnings
This page ranks the 54 Electrical and Electronics Engineering programs in the Northeast by median earnings of Electrical and Electronics Engineering graduates four years after completing, highest first. Carnegie Mellon University leads the list at 1st with median earnings of $250,168 four years after completing.
Across the listed programs, the median figure is $99,438, and the range stretches from $250,168 to $55,512.
The list includes 25 public and 29 private nonprofit institutions. CUNY City College posts the lowest average net price at $3,776, while Rutgers University-New Brunswick ranks 30th on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions.
The ranked list
| Rank | School | Program Earnings | Average net price | Net price, families under $30K | Admission rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carnegie Mellon University · Pittsburgh, PA | $250,168 | $31,944 | $9,097 | 11.7% |
| Carnegie Mellon University reports median earnings of $250,168 for its Electrical and Electronics Engineering graduates four years after completing, with a cohort of 166. | |||||
| 2 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge, MA | $161,118 | $20,111 | -$2,533* | 4.6% |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology admits 5% of applicants, and its Electrical and Electronics Engineering completers who borrowed left with a median of $10,967 in federal loans. | |||||
| 3 | Cornell University · Ithaca, NY | $147,241 | $28,690 | $1,776 | 8.8% |
| Cornell University posts an average net price of $1,776 for families earning under $30,000, alongside median earnings of $147,241 for its Electrical and Electronics Engineering graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 4 | Columbia University in the City of New York · New York, NY | $143,332 | $21,590 | $4,570 | 4.0% |
| Columbia University in the City of New York ranks 4th on this list and shows a school-wide median federal debt of $21,500 across all of its borrowers who completed. | |||||
| 5 | The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art · New York, NY | $139,068 | $13,269 | $3,749 | 20.7% |
| The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art reports median earnings of $139,068 for its Electrical and Electronics Engineering graduates four years after completing, and an average net price of $13,269. | |||||
| 6 | Northeastern University · Boston, MA | $118,150 | $30,915 | $2,264 | 5.2% |
| Northeastern University sits 6th on this page, with an admission rate of 5% and median federal debt of $24,583 among Electrical and Electronics Engineering completers who borrowed. | |||||
| 7 | Villanova University · Villanova, PA | $117,229 | $43,756 | $17,823 | 27.0% |
| Villanova University reports median earnings of $117,229 for its Electrical and Electronics Engineering graduates four years after completing, from a cohort of 28. | |||||
| 8 | Stevens Institute of Technology · Hoboken, NJ | $112,047 | $41,346 | $27,221 | 47.6% |
| Stevens Institute of Technology admits 48% of applicants, and its Electrical and Electronics Engineering completers who borrowed left with a median of $26,000 in federal loans. | |||||
| 9 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute · Worcester, MA | $109,386 | $43,071 | $24,018 | 60.2% |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute posts an average net price of $24,018 for families earning under $30,000, alongside median earnings of $109,386 for its Electrical and Electronics Engineering graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 10 | Lehigh University · Bethlehem, PA | $108,503 | $36,931 | $16,917 | 25.9% |
| Lehigh University ranks 10th on this list and reports median earnings of $108,503 for its Electrical and Electronics Engineering graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 11 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick · New Brunswick, NJ | $108,296 | $24,406 | $16,343 | 58.2% |
| Rutgers University-New Brunswick reports median earnings of $108,296 for its Electrical and Electronics Engineering graduates four years after completing, with a cohort of 224. | |||||
| 12 | SUNY Maritime College · Throggs Neck, NY | $107,749 | $22,367 | $11,726 | 72.4% |
| SUNY Maritime College admits 72% of applicants and its Electrical and Electronics Engineering completers who borrowed left with a median of $26,000 in federal loans. | |||||
| 13 | New York University · New York, NY | $107,348 | $37,050 | $16,977 | 9.2% |
| New York University posts median earnings of $107,348 for its Electrical and Electronics Engineering graduates four years after completing, alongside an average net price of $37,050. | |||||
| 14 | University of Rhode Island · Kingston, RI | $106,153 | $21,440 | $14,368 | 72.2% |
| A public university in Kingston, University of Rhode Island ranks 14th on this list and reports an admission rate of 72%. | |||||
| 15 | University of Rochester · Rochester, NY | $105,183 | $29,278 | $9,678 | 40.1% |
| University of Rochester reports median federal debt of $18,175 among Electrical and Electronics Engineering completers who borrowed, and those graduates earned a median of $105,183 four years after completing. | |||||
| 16 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute · Troy, NY | $104,596 | $36,228 | $24,078 | 63.5% |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ranks 16th on this list with median earnings of $104,596 for its Electrical and Electronics Engineering graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 17 | Rowan University · Glassboro, NJ | $104,215 | $22,408 | $15,305 | 77.7% |
| Rowan University admits 78% of applicants and reports an average net price of $15,305 for families earning under $30,000. | |||||
| 18 | University of New Hampshire-Main Campus · Durham, NH | $104,067 | $23,805 | $16,523 | 88.2% |
| University of New Hampshire-Main Campus's Electrical and Electronics Engineering graduates earned a median of $104,067 four years after completing, with a cohort of 20 graduates in the earnings cohort. | |||||
| 19 | York College of Pennsylvania · York, PA | $103,354 | $18,556 | $12,927 | 73.7% |
| York College of Pennsylvania reports median federal debt of $26,000 across all of the school's borrowers who completed, and its Electrical and Electronics Engineering graduates earned a median of $103,354 four years after completing. | |||||
| 20 | Drexel University · Philadelphia, PA | $102,978 | $38,509 | $28,055 | 79.4% |
| Drexel University ranks 20th on this list, and its Electrical and Electronics Engineering completers who borrowed left with a median of $29,666 in federal loans. | |||||
| 21 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus · Pittsburgh, PA | $102,572 | $30,434 | $14,709 | 58.1% |
| University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus reports median earnings of $102,572 for its Electrical and Electronics Engineering graduates four years after completing, and it sits at 485th on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions. | |||||
| 22 | University of Massachusetts-Amherst · Amherst, MA | $101,091 | $22,383 | $10,164 | 59.7% |
| With an admission rate of 60%, University of Massachusetts-Amherst posts an average net price of $10,164 for families earning under $30,000. | |||||
| 23 | University of Massachusetts-Lowell · Lowell, MA | $101,054 | $17,163 | $9,943 | 83.0% |
| University of Massachusetts-Lowell's Electrical and Electronics Engineering graduates earned a median of $101,054 four years after completing, with a cohort of 106 graduates in the earnings cohort. | |||||
| 24 | University of Massachusetts-Boston · Boston, MA | $100,902 | $17,707 | $14,070 | 83.8% |
| Ranking 24th on this list, University of Massachusetts-Boston reports an average net price of $17,707 and admits 84% of applicants. | |||||
| 25 | Manhattan University · Riverdale, NY | $100,884 | $27,256 | $27,281 | 78.9% |
| Manhattan University reports median earnings of $100,884 for its Electrical and Electronics Engineering graduates four years after completing, with 19 graduates in the earnings cohort. | |||||
| 26 | University of Maine · Orono, ME | $100,593 | $17,510 | $12,642 | 96.6% |
| University of Maine, a public university in Orono, admits 97% of applicants and shows a median federal debt of $25,528 among Electrical and Electronics Engineering completers who borrowed. | |||||
| 27 | New York Institute of Technology · Old Westbury, NY | $99,480 | $22,443 | $17,084 | 81.0% |
| New York Institute of Technology posts an average net price of $22,443 and ranks 313th on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions. | |||||
| 28 | Binghamton University · Vestal, NY | $99,397 | $21,620 | $12,171 | 38.6% |
| Binghamton University reports median earnings of $99,397 for its Electrical and Electronics Engineering graduates four years after completing, drawn from a cohort of 38. | |||||
| 29 | Boston University · Boston, MA | $98,953 | $24,402 | $9,500 | 11.1% |
| Boston University admits 11% of applicants and its Electrical and Electronics Engineering completers who borrowed left with a median of $26,646 in federal loans. | |||||
| 30 | Stony Brook University · Stony Brook, NY | $98,573 | $18,784 | $12,943 | 49.0% |
| Stony Brook University ranks 45th on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions and reports an average net price of $18,784. | |||||
| 31 | Temple University · Philadelphia, PA | $97,839 | $28,198 | $22,694 | 80.4% |
| Temple University reports median earnings of $97,839 for its Electrical and Electronics Engineering graduates four years after completing, with 58 graduates in the earnings cohort. | |||||
| 32 | Clarkson University · Potsdam, NY | $97,750 | $30,305 | $21,335 | 77.4% |
| Clarkson University, a private nonprofit university in Potsdam, shows a median federal debt of $26,094 among Electrical and Electronics Engineering completers who borrowed and an admission rate of 77%. | |||||
| 33 | New Jersey Institute of Technology · Newark, NJ | $97,718 | $16,504 | $10,138 | 65.1% |
| New Jersey Institute of Technology reports an average net price of $16,504 and its Electrical and Electronics Engineering graduates four years after completing earned a median of $97,718. | |||||
| 34 | CUNY City College · New York, NY | $97,698 | $3,776 | $1,251 | 60.0% |
| CUNY City College posts the lowest average net price on the page at $3,776 and its graduates across all fields who borrowed left with a median of $11,990 in federal loans. | |||||
| 35 | University of Hartford · West Hartford, CT | $97,268 | $30,282 | $25,925 | 95.8% |
| University of Hartford reports median earnings of $97,268 for its Electrical and Electronics Engineering graduates four years after completing, with 14 graduates in the earnings cohort. | |||||
| 36 | Western New England University · Springfield, MA | $96,841 | $27,290 | $20,726 | 83.5% |
| Western New England University admits 83% of applicants and its Electrical and Electronics Engineering completers who borrowed left with a median of $25,000 in federal loans. | |||||
| 37 | Wentworth Institute of Technology · Boston, MA | $96,673 | $34,170 | $27,018 | 91.2% |
| Wentworth Institute of Technology reports median earnings of $96,673 for its Electrical and Electronics Engineering graduates four years after completing, with 41 graduates in the earnings cohort. | |||||
| 38 | Widener University · Chester, PA | $95,901 | $25,759 | $21,200 | 70.9% |
| Widener University, a private nonprofit university in Chester, admits 71% of applicants and posts a median federal debt of $26,500 among Electrical and Electronics Engineering completers who borrowed. | |||||
| 39 | University at Buffalo · Buffalo, NY | $95,209 | $20,995 | $14,668 | 74.2% |
| University at Buffalo ranks 103rd on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions and shows an average net price of $20,995. | |||||
| 40 | University of Vermont · Burlington, VT | $95,036 | $19,343 | $11,127 | 65.3% |
| Four years after completing, Electrical and Electronics Engineering graduates of University of Vermont earned a median of $95,036, from a cohort of 19. | |||||
| 41 | University of Connecticut · Storrs, CT | $94,722 | $25,097 | $15,193 | 52.4% |
| An average net price of $25,097 and a median federal debt of $26,500 among its Electrical and Electronics Engineering completers who borrowed are reported by University of Connecticut. | |||||
| 42 | University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth · North Dartmouth, MA | $94,683 | $20,927 | $15,976 | 90.6% |
| University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth admits 91% of applicants and reports median earnings of $94,683 for its Electrical and Electronics Engineering graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 43 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus · University Park, PA | $93,277 | $32,875 | $19,845 | 60.6% |
| Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus ranks 43rd on this list, with 182 graduates in the earnings cohort and a median of $93,277 four years after completing. | |||||
| 44 | College of Staten Island CUNY · Staten Island, NY | $92,542 | $5,579 | $3,903 | 92.3% |
| College of Staten Island CUNY posts an average net price of $5,579 and a school-wide median federal debt of $14,350 across all of its borrowers who completed. | |||||
| 45 | University of New Haven · West Haven, CT | $90,042 | $34,192 | $27,837 | 60.4% |
| University of New Haven reports median earnings of $90,042 for its Electrical and Electronics Engineering graduates four years after completing, from a cohort of 12. | |||||
| 46 | Tufts University · Medford, MA | $84,653 | $39,998 | $11,284 | 11.5% |
| Tufts University admits 11% of applicants and carries an average net price of $39,998. | |||||
| 47 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus · Teaneck, NJ | $83,798 | $15,404 | $10,218 | 90.7% |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus ranks 834th on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions and shows a school-wide median federal debt of $25,000 across all of its borrowers who completed. | |||||
| 48 | Franklin W Olin College of Engineering · Needham, MA | $76,460 | $25,171 | Not reported | 25.2% |
| Franklin W Olin College of Engineering reports median earnings of $76,460 for its Electrical and Electronics Engineering graduates four years after completing, with 19 graduates in the earnings cohort. | |||||
| 49 | Lafayette College · Easton, PA | $71,575 | $34,433 | $12,716 | 31.5% |
| Lafayette College reports median earnings of $71,575 for its Electrical and Electronics Engineering graduates four years after completing, with 17 graduates in the earnings cohort. | |||||
| 50 | State University of New York at New Paltz · New Paltz, NY | $68,219 | $18,809 | $10,541 | 61.6% |
| State University of New York at New Paltz admits 62% of applicants and carries an average net price of $18,809. | |||||
| 51 | The College of New Jersey · Ewing, NJ | $68,219 | $27,646 | $7,908 | 62.3% |
| The College of New Jersey ranks 51st on this list and shows an average net price of $7,908 for families earning under $30,000. | |||||
| 52 | University of Southern Maine · Portland, ME | $64,493 | $13,596 | $9,999 | 79.2% |
| University of Southern Maine posts a median of $64,493 for its Electrical and Electronics Engineering graduates four years after completing, alongside an admission rate of 79%. | |||||
| 53 | Union College · Schenectady, NY | $63,392 | $34,561 | $11,776 | 43.9% |
| Union College sits 919th on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions and reports 18 graduates in the earnings cohort for its Electrical and Electronics Engineering program. | |||||
| 54 | Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania · Bloomsburg, PA | $55,512 | $15,699 | $11,374 | 93.1% |
| Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania reports median earnings of $55,512 for its Electrical and Electronics Engineering graduates four years after completing, with an average net price of $15,699. | |||||
* Net price can be negative: when grants and scholarships exceed the listed cost of attendance, students can receive the difference as a refund for other expenses.
How this list is ordered
Programs are ordered by the median earnings of their Electrical and Electronics Engineering graduates four years after completing, highest first. Only programs with a reported earnings cohort in the Northeast appear. The earnings figures cover federally aided completers of Electrical and Electronics Engineering who were working and not enrolled, measured four years after completing. For 8 of the 54 listed programs the figure is the two-year completion median rather than the four-year one. The metric does not adjust for graduate school enrollment, cost, or who enrolls, and it is not a measure of teaching quality. The gap between Carnegie Mellon University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology is $89,050, and the spread from the top of the list to the bottom reaches $194,656.
Job market context in the Northeast
Graduates of Electrical and Electronics Engineering programs in the Northeast enter a labor market that links to occupations such as Electrical Engineers and Engineers, All Other. The median annual wage across those occupations is $118,946, and a quarter of workers in those occupations earn less than $92,855. Projections for 2024 to 2034 show about 5,510 openings a year, or about 180 openings a year for every hundred graduates, with more projected openings than graduates. Projections for 2024 to 2034 put employment in those occupations about 3.4% higher. Wages and top occupations exclude management occupations; openings include them. The ranking above uses graduate earnings four years after completing, which are not the same measure as the occupational wage figures described here.
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