2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering in District of Columbia

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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

Across District of Columbia, there were 160 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 14 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,324 and $136,457 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in electrical engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality electrical engineering programs that also have a lower cost than 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia

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

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering in District of Columbia

#1

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$31,824 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia list. This large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at GWU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at George Washington University are $31,824.

Read more about Electrical Engineering at GWU

#2

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia

#3 in overall quality

$34,224 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Howard University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s EE students in 2019-2020.

Howard did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Howard University are $34,224, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Electrical Engineering at Howard

#2

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia

#2 in overall quality

$50,340 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Catholic University of America. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia list. This medium-sized school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

CUA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at CUA are $50,340.

Read more about Electrical Engineering at Catholic University of America

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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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