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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering in California

10 Ranked Colleges
347 Degrees Awarded
$35,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in California

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in California” ranking.

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

Across California, there were 4,610 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 347 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,544 and $133,402 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in California” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered 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.

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 California

The colleges and universities below are the best for california doctor’s degree ee students.

Top 11 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering in California

#1

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Los Angeles. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in California. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s EE degrees to 37 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our california doctor’s degree ee students list, UCLA has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCLA are $28,131, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Diego. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in California list. La Jolla, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s EE degrees to 22 students in 2019-2020.

UCSD not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UCSD are $28,631.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at University of California - San Diego

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the #3 spot on the list. UC Berkeley is a large public school situated in Berkeley, California. It awarded 38 doctorate’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Berkeley not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Berkeley are $29,347, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at UC Berkeley

#4

University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, California
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Santa Barbara landed the #4 spot on the list. Santa Barbara, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s EE degrees to 34 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our california doctor’s degree ee students list, UCSB has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCSB are $28,670, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UCSB Electrical Engineering Report

#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Irvine. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in California list. University of California - Irvine is a public institution located in Irvine, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 24 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Irvine also made our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #8. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Irvine are $28,456.

Full UC Irvine Electrical Engineering Report

#6 in overall quality

University of California - Davis landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in California ranking. University of California - Davis is located in Davis, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 doctorate’s EE degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Davis, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Davis are $28,700, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Electrical Engineering at University of California - Davis

#9 in overall quality

University of California - Riverside ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in California list. University of California - Riverside is a large public school situated in Riverside, California. It awarded 20 doctorate’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

UCR also made our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #9. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Riverside are $28,686.

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#8

University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, California
#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, University of California - Santa Cruz did quite well on the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in California list. UC Santa Cruz is a fairly large school located in Santa Cruz, California that handed out 9 doctorate’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Santa Cruz also took the #10 spot in our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Santa Cruz are $28,952.

Read more about Electrical Engineering at University of California - Santa Cruz

#9

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#2 in overall quality

University of Southern California came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in California ranking. USC is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 47 doctorate’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USC, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern California are $48,715, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full USC Electrical Engineering Report

#10

Stanford University

Stanford, California
#1 in overall quality

Stanford University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in California list. This fairly large school is located in Stanford, California, and it awarded 84 doctorate’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our california doctor’s degree ee students list, Stanford has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Stanford University are $55,011.

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#11

California Institute of Technology

Pasadena, California
#3 in overall quality

California Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in California ranking, coming in at #11. Caltech is located in Pasadena, California and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s EE degrees to qualified students.

Caltech also took the #3 spot in our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Caltech are $56,649.

Full Caltech Electrical Engineering Report

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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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