Electrical Engineering Schools In Pennsylvania
In Pennsylvania, there are 40 accredited schools where electrical engineering classes faculty can find employment. The trends in Pennsylvania's electrical engineering academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. Academia in electrical engineering includes electrical engineering training at the following levels:
- Electrical Engineering Certificate
- Associates degree in Electrical Engineering
- Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering
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Statistics
Professional Trends
Pennsylvania Vs. National Electrical Engineering Employment
| Pennsylvania | 11,640 |
| National | 296,520 |
Of all of the electrical engineering professionals in the country, nearly 4% are in the state of Pennsylvania.
Employment Growth for Electrical engineering professionals In Pennsylvania
| 12,040 | 13,120 | 13,070 | 13,000 | 11,640 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Pennsylvania, the field of electrical engineering is shrinking. 400 less electrical engineering professionals were working in Pennsylvania in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in Pennsylvania, this field has shrunk by 3% in four years. This is slower than the trend for electrical engineering professionals around the US. Nationally, the number of electrical engineering professionals has shrunk by 6% between 2006 and 2010.
Electrical Engineering VS. All Professions salaries in Pennsylvania
| $61,575 | $63,740 | $65,575 | $67,715 | $68,765 |
| $44,448 | $45,778 | $47,594 | $49,448 | $50,581 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Electrical Engineering
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The amount earned by electrical engineering professionals is increasing in Pennsylvania. Electrical engineering professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $61,575 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $68,765 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Electrical engineering professionals in Pennsylvania
10th percentile |
$40,440 |
25th percentile |
$51,485 |
50th percentile |
$68,110 |
75th percentile |
$83,565 |
90th percentile |
$98,355 |
This represents a 10% growth in salaries. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. In the state of Pennsylvania, there is a huge variation in pay, within the field of electrical engineering. The pay differential between the highest paid electrical engineering professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket is 143%
Average Salaries for Electrical engineering professionals and related professions in Pennsylvania
Civil Engineering |
$55,800 |
Electrical Engineering |
$68,765 |
Engineering |
$72,788 |
Mechanical Engineering |
$65,584 |
In Pennsylvania, electrical engineering professionals make, on average, more than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Electrical Engineering programs available for each degree type for all schools in Pennsylvania
associate |
36 |
bachelor |
8 |
master |
0 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
9 |
| Total | 53 |
As the number of electrical engineering professionals is decreasing in Pennsylvania state, the number of students graduating from the 40 accredited electrical engineering schools in Pennsylvania state is decreasing. In Pennsylvania, there were 1,513 graduates in 2006. And there were 524 graduates from electrical engineering courses in 2010.
There was a decrease in the number of electrical engineering school degree or certificate graduates in Pennsylvania by 65%. Most of these graduates, or 68%, earned a associate's degree in electrical engineering.