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2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k

2 Ranked Colleges
112 Degrees Awarded
$41,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value EE Schools for a Master's in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 30,670 people earned their degree in electrical engineering, making the major the 31st most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, electrical engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $70,098 and had an average of $23,581 in loans still to pay off.

Across District of Columbia, there were 160 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 112 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,525 and $61,455 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in electrical engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality electrical engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the electrical engineering program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in District of Columbia

#1

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Washington University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 109 degrees to qualified masters’s EE students in 2019-2020.

GWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at George Washington University are $31,824, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full George Washington University Electrical Engineering Report

#2

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia

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 Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k list. Catholic University of America is a medium-sized school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 3 masters’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

CUA also made our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at CUA are $50,340.

Full Catholic University of America 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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