2024 Best Electrical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Ranked #27 in popularity, electrical engineering is one of the most sought-after master's degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 25 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Electrical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 2,122 master's degrees in electrical engineering to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Electrical Engineering School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of electrical engineering for getting your master's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality ee program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on electrical engineering students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other electrical engineering students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for electrical engineering to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized electrical engineering related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for electrical engineering students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Electrical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list to help you make the college decision.

 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Electrical Engineering in the Far Western US Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in electrical engineering.

10 Top Far Western US Region Schools for a Master's in EE

1

Stanford University
Stanford, CA

155 Annual Graduates

$128,556 Median Starting Salary

Stanford University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in electrical engineering. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Stanford.

Electrical Engineering master's degree recipients from Stanford University receive an earnings boost of around $26,258 above the typical earnings of electrical engineering graduates.

More information about a master’s in electrical engineering from Stanford University

2

University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA

508 Annual Graduates

$108,989 Median Starting Salary

University of Southern California is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in electrical engineering. USC is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Los Angeles.

Master's recipients from the electrical engineering major at University of Southern California earn $6,691 above the typical college grad with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

More information about a master’s in electrical engineering from University of Southern California

3

University of California - Berkeley
Berkeley, CA

161 Annual Graduates

University of California - Berkeley is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in electrical engineering. UC Berkeley is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Berkeley.More information about a master’s in electrical engineering from University of California - Berkeley

4

University of California - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA

189 Annual Graduates

$98,817 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in electrical engineering has to check out University of California - Los Angeles. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Students who graduate with their master's from the ee program state that they receive average early career wages of $98,817.

More information about a master’s in electrical engineering from University of California - Los Angeles

5

University of California - San Diego
La Jolla, CA

211 Annual Graduates

$97,196 Median Starting Salary

UCSD is a fairly large public university located in the large city of La Jolla.

Soon after graduation, ee master's recipients generally earn around $97,196 in their early careers.

More information about a master’s in electrical engineering from University of California - San Diego

6

University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA

150 Annual Graduates

$106,287 Median Starting Salary

Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Master's recipients from the electrical engineering major at University of Washington - Seattle Campus make $3,989 above the typical college grad in this field shortly after graduation.

More information about a master’s in electrical engineering from University of Washington - Seattle Campus

7

University of California - Davis
Davis, CA

53 Annual Graduates

$94,825 Median Starting Salary

Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public university with a very large student population.

Master's graduates who receive their degree from the ee program earn around $94,825 in the first couple years of their career.

More information about a master’s in electrical engineering from University of California - Davis

8

University of California - Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA

55 Annual Graduates

Located in the suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in electrical engineering from University of California - Santa Barbara

9

University of California - Irvine
Irvine, CA

38 Annual Graduates

UC Irvine is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Irvine.More information about a master’s in electrical engineering from University of California - Irvine

10

California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, CA

20 Annual Graduates

$104,015 Median Starting Salary

Located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Master's graduates who receive their degree from the ee program earn about $104,015 in the first couple years of working.

More information about a master’s in electrical engineering from California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

Best Electrical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best electrical engineering schools for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	253	1,847
Washington	183	192
Oregon	158	56
Nevada	105	7
Hawaii	85	13
Alaska	52	5

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Electrical Engineering Related Rankings by Major

Electrical Engineering is one of 41 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

EE Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering	1,996
Other Electrical Engineering	126

Most Popular Majors Related to EE

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering	1,257
Civil Engineering	1,240
Computer Engineering	1,162
Biomedical Engineering	540
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	354
Systems Engineering	288
Materials Engineering	283
General Engineering	280
Other Engineering	207
Operations Research	202

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. More about our data sources and methodologies.