2024 Best Electrical Engineering Schools in District of Columbia

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.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Electrical Engineering Schools in District of Columbia ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 124 degrees in electrical engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Electrical Engineering Rankings by Degree Level

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Electrical Engineering Schools in District of Columbia ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that 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 District of Columbia

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.

Top District of Columbia Schools in EE

1

George Washington University
Washington, DC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

88 EE Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in electrical engineering needs to look into George Washington University. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington.More information about a degree in electrical engineering from George Washington University

2

Catholic University of America
Washington, DC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

12.5% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in electrical engineering has to check out Catholic University of America. Located in the city of Washington, CUA is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a degree in electrical engineering from Catholic University of America

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
Pennsylvania	334	1,588
New York	333	1,724
Maryland	279	591
New Jersey	273	749
Delaware	175	44

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Electrical Engineering Related Rankings by Major

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	123
Telecommunications Engineering	1

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Majors Similar to EE

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering	176
Systems Engineering	122
Civil Engineering	111
Biomedical Engineering	106
Computer Engineering	26
Chemical Engineering	23
General Engineering	1

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to NASA.

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