Electrical Engineering is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #39 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
College Factual reviewed 3 schools in Idaho 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 152 degrees in electrical engineering during the 2020-2021 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. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for electrical engineering schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each 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.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Electrical Engineering Schools in Idaho ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the ee degrees they offer, see the list below.
University of Idaho is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in electrical engineering. Located in the town of Moscow, U of I is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #489 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means U of I is a great university overall.
There were roughly 70 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at U of I in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the ee program report average early career wages of $66,060.
It is difficult to beat Boise State University if you wish to pursue a degree in electrical engineering. Boise State is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Boise. A Best Colleges rank of #526 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Boise State is a great university overall.
There were about 41 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Boise State in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the electrical engineering major at Boise State University get $5,885 more than the average college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
Brigham Young University - Idaho is a good option for students pursuing a degree in electrical engineering. BYU - I is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the distant town of Rexburg. This university ranks 3rd out of 10 schools for overall quality in the state of Idaho.
There were roughly 25 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at BYU - I in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, ee degree recipients usually earn about $62,924 in their early careers.
Idaho State University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in electrical engineering. Located in the small city of Pocatello, ISU is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 5th out of 10 schools for overall quality in the state of Idaho.
There were roughly 16 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at ISU in the most recent data year.
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).