If you pursue a degree in electrical engineering, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #39 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
College Factual reviewed 281 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of electrical engineering. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 26,528 degrees in electrical engineering during the 2021-2022 academic year.
The ee program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Electrical Engineering rankings. For our Best Overall Electrical Engineering School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
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Best Schools for Electrical Engineering in the United States
The schools below may not offer all types of ee degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
University of California - Berkeley is a good option for students interested in a degree in electrical engineering. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UC Berkeley is a great university overall.
There were roughly 833 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent data year. Electrical Engineering degree recipients from University of California - Berkeley get an earnings boost of around $54,198 over the average income of electrical engineering majors.
Any student pursuing a degree in electrical engineering needs to take a look at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. MIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge. A Best Colleges rank of #1 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means MIT is a great school overall.
There were about 207 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at MIT in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the electrical engineering program at Massachusetts Institute of Technology earn $51,202 more than the typical college grad in this field when they enter the workforce.
Every student pursuing a degree in electrical engineering needs to take a look at Stanford University. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #10 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Stanford is a great university overall.
There were approximately 206 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Stanford in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the electrical engineering major at Stanford University earn $76,375 above the average college graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.
Every student who is interested in electrical engineering needs to look into Carnegie Mellon University. Carnegie Mellon is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Pittsburgh. A Best Colleges rank of #8 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Carnegie Mellon is a great university overall.
There were approximately 536 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Carnegie Mellon in the most recent data year. Those electrical engineering students who get their degree from Carnegie Mellon University make $65,346 more than the typical ee graduate.
Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #6 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Johns Hopkins is a great university overall.
There were roughly 198 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Johns Hopkins in the most recent year we have data available. Electrical Engineering degree recipients from Johns Hopkins University earn a boost of about $43,567 above the typical earnings of electrical engineering majors.
UT Austin is a very large public university located in the large city of Austin. This university ranks 2nd out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were about 320 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent year we have data available. Those electrical engineering students who get their degree from The University of Texas at Austin earn $17,698 more than the typical ee student.
Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #9 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Cornell is a great university overall.
There were about 230 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the electrical engineering major at Cornell University make $25,745 more than the typical college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.
There were approximately 128 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the electrical engineering program at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor get $12,344 more than the average college grad with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #5 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.
There were approximately 38 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #13 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means USC is a great university overall.
There were approximately 305 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the electrical engineering program at University of Southern California earn $28,317 more than the typical graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Durham. A Best Colleges rank of #7 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Duke is a great university overall.
There were roughly 96 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Duke in the most recent data year.
Located in the midsize city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population. This school ranks 8th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were roughly 177 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at WPI in the most recent year we have data available. Electrical Engineering degree recipients from Worcester Polytechnic Institute earn a boost of around $18,730 above the average income of electrical engineering majors.
UCLA is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Los Angeles. This university ranks 4th out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were approximately 338 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the electrical engineering degree program at University of California - Los Angeles get $12,572 more than the typical college graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.
Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public university located in the city of College Station. This university ranks 1st out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were approximately 383 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent data year. After graduation, ee degree recipients typically make an average of $83,389 in their early careers.
Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #15 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.
There were about 167 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the electrical engineering degree program at Columbia University in the City of New York earn $38,839 more than the standard college grad in this field when they enter the workforce.
SCU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Santa Clara. This university ranks 9th out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were approximately 12 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at SCU in the most recent data year.
Georgia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Atlanta. A Best Colleges rank of #19 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Georgia Tech is a great school overall.
There were about 523 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Georgia Tech in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the electrical engineering program at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus get $10,231 above the standard college graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.
Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 8th out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 340 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UCSD in the most recent year we have data available. Electrical Engineering degree recipients from University of California - San Diego get an earnings boost of about $2,858 over the typical income of electrical engineering majors.
Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 35 schools for overall quality in the state of Maryland.
There were approximately 201 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the electrical engineering major at University of Maryland - College Park get $2,403 more than the typical college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #2 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.
There were about 83 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent year we have data available.
UIUC is a fairly large public university located in the city of Champaign. This university ranks 3rd out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were about 357 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent data year. Electrical Engineering degree recipients from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign earn a boost of around $7,348 above the average earnings of electrical engineering graduates.
Located in the small city of Princeton, Princeton is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 1st out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were approximately 119 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Princeton in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were approximately 295 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers New Brunswick in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduating, ee degree recipients typically earn around $82,598 at the beginning of their careers.
Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 41 schools for overall quality in the state of Indiana.
There were about 387 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Purdue in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the electrical engineering major at Purdue University - Main Campus earn $4,227 above the standard college graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.
UW Seattle is a very large public university located in the large city of Seattle. This university ranks 1st out of 50 colleges for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were about 359 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent year we have data available. Those electrical engineering students who get their degree from University of Washington - Seattle Campus make $7,462 more than the average ee student.
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).
The ee program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Electrical Engineering rankings. For our Best Overall Electrical Engineering School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
