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2023 Best Electrical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in California

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$139,530 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Electrical Engineering Doctor's Degree School for You

Electrical Engineering is the #12 most popular major in California with 2,199 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Electrical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in California to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in California

Check out the EE doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Electrical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found University of California - Berkeley to be the best school for electrical engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in California. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of California - Los Angeles helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best electrical engineering schools in California. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Stanford University

Stanford, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Stanford University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Stanford.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Santa Barbara. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of California - San Diego did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for electrical engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. UCSD is a very large public school located in the large city of La Jolla.

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University of California - Davis ranked #7 on this year’s Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of California - Irvine landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree electrical engineering programs. Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of California - Riverside ranked #9 on this year’s Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the city of Riverside, UCR is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of California - Santa Cruz landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree electrical engineering programs. UC Santa Cruz is a fairly large public school located in the city of Santa Cruz.

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Best Electrical Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Electrical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 230
Oregon 72
Nevada 17
Hawaii 14
Alaska 5

Electrical Engineering is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252
General Engineering 3,548

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 10 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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.

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