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2022 Best Vallue EE Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making Over $110k

11 Ranked Colleges
350 Degrees Awarded
$35,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue EE Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making Over $110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue EE Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Electrical Engineering is the 31st most popular major in the country with 30,670 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 California, there were 4,736 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,979 and $20,468 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 350 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,544 and $133,402 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue EE Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 11 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Vallue EE Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue EE Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 11 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income Over $110k) in California

#1

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Vallue EE Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the #1 spot on the list. University of California - Los Angeles is a large public school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 37 doctorate’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

UCLA also took the #4 spot in our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Los Angeles are $28,131, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Electrical Engineering at University of California - Los Angeles

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Berkeley. The school came in at #2 for the Best Vallue EE Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making Over $110k. Berkeley, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s EE degrees to 38 students in 2019-2020.

UC Berkeley 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 University of California - Berkeley are $29,347.

Full UC Berkeley Electrical Engineering Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Diego. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue EE Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making Over $110k list. This large school is located in La Jolla, California, and it awarded 25 doctorate’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

UCSD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - San Diego are $28,631, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of California - San Diego Electrical Engineering Report

#4

University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, California
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Vallue EE Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making Over $110k 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.

UCSB did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Santa Barbara are $28,670, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at University of California - Santa Barbara

#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Riverside. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Vallue EE Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making Over $110k list. UCR is located in Riverside, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 doctorate’s EE degrees to qualified students.

UCR not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Riverside are $28,686, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Electrical Engineering at UCR

#6 in overall quality

University of California - Davis did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue EE Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #6. University of California - Davis is a public institution located in Davis, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 21 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Davis also made our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Davis are $28,700, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at UC Davis

#7

Stanford University

Stanford, California

Stanford University did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue EE Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Stanford, California, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 84 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s EE students in 2019-2020.

Stanford also made our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stanford are $55,011, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Electrical Engineering at Stanford University

#8 in overall quality

University of California - Irvine ranked #8 on this year’s Best Vallue EE Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making Over $110k list. UC Irvine is located in Irvine, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 24 doctorate’s EE degrees to qualified students.

UC Irvine did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Irvine are $28,456, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Electrical Engineering at University of California - Irvine

#9

University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, California
#10 in overall quality

University of California - Santa Cruz landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue EE Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making Over $110k ranking. UC Santa Cruz is a fairly large school located in Santa Cruz, California that handed out 9 doctorate’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Santa Cruz, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Santa Cruz are $28,952, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Electrical Engineering at UC Santa Cruz

#10

California Institute of Technology

Pasadena, California
#3 in overall quality

California Institute of Technology ranked #10 on this year’s Best Vallue EE Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making Over $110k list. Caltech is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pasadena, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

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

Read more about Electrical Engineering at Caltech

#11

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#2 in overall quality

University of Southern California ranked #11 on this year’s Best Vallue EE Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 47 degrees to qualified doctorate’s EE students in 2019-2020.

USC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 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 USC are $48,715.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at University of Southern California

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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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