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2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington

9 Ranked Colleges
573 Degrees Awarded
$20,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value EE Schools for a Bachelor's in Washington

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value EE Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Electrical Engineering is the 26th most popular major in the country with 29,892 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Washington, there were 847 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 573 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,202 and $21,977 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value EE Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in electrical engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great electrical engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the electrical engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The ee school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value EE Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington”.

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Best Value EE Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington

The colleges and universities below are the best for washington bachelor’s degree ee students.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering in Washington

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington list. This large school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 224 bachelors’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our washington bachelor’s degree ee students list, UW Seattle has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. It costs about $13,297 for Washington Bachelor’s Degree EE students per year to attend UW Seattle.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Electrical Engineering at UW Seattle

#2

Western Washington University

Bellingham, Washington
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value EE Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Washington University landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Bellingham, Washington, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

WWU also took the #5 spot in our “Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. The yearly cost to attend WWU is $16,529 for Washington Bachelor’s Degree EE students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at WWU

#3

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value EE Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington. Pullman, Washington is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s EE degrees to 113 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our washington bachelor’s degree ee students list, Wazzu has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. It costs about $16,358 for Washington Bachelor’s Degree EE students per year to attend Wazzu.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Wazzu Electrical Engineering Report

#4

Eastern Washington University

Cheney, Washington
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value EE Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Washington University landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Cheney, Washington, and it awarded 46 bachelors’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

EWU also took the #7 spot in our “Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for EWU is $12,607 for washington bachelor’s degree ee students.

Read more about Electrical Engineering at Eastern Washington University

#5

Walla Walla University

College Place, Washington
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value EE Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Walla Walla University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in College Place, Washington, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s EE students in 2019-2020.

Walla Walla U also made our “Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington” list, coming in at #8. The estimated yearly cost for Walla Walla U is $20,571 for Washington Bachelor’s Degree EE students.

The low student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Electrical Engineering at Walla Walla U

#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of Washington - Bothell Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington list. UW Bothell is a medium-sized public school situated in Bothell, Washington. It awarded 79 bachelors’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

UW Bothell also made our “Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington” list, coming in at #9. The yearly cost to attend University of Washington - Bothell Campus is $11,060 for Washington Bachelor’s Degree EE students.

The low student loan default rate of 2.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full UW Bothell Electrical Engineering Report

#7

Gonzaga University

Spokane, Washington
#4 in overall quality

Gonzaga University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value EE Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Spokane, Washington, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

Gonzaga not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington” list. The yearly cost to attend Gonzaga is $33,793 for Washington Bachelor’s Degree EE students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Electrical Engineering at Gonzaga University

#8

Seattle University

Seattle, Washington
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Seattle University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington list. Located in Seattle, Washington, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 22 degrees to qualified bachelors’s EE students in 2019-2020.

Seattle U also made our “Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Seattle University is $34,802 for Washington Bachelor’s Degree EE students.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low student loan default rate of 2.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at Seattle U

#9

Seattle Pacific University

Seattle, Washington
#6 in overall quality

Seattle Pacific University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington ranking, coming in at #9. This small school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

SPU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington” list. It costs about $26,505 for Washington Bachelor’s Degree EE students per year to attend SPU.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Electrical Engineering at SPU

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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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