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2023 Best Electrical Engineering Schools in California

20 Colleges
$83,119 Avg Salary
$20,327 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Electrical Engineering 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Electrical Engineering Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 20 schools in California to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Electrical Engineering Schools in California

The colleges and universities below are the best for EE majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Electrical Engineering Schools

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Our analysis found Stanford University to be the best school for electrical engineering students who want to pursue a degree in California. Stanford is a 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 - Berkeley. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Electrical Engineering Schools in California list. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 20 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the # 3 spot on the list. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of California - Los Angeles is a great place for electrical engineering students. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 20 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public school with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, University of California - San Diego did quite well on this year’s best schools for electrical engineering students. UCSD is a very large public school located in the city of La Jolla.

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University of California - Santa Barbara came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Electrical Engineering Schools in California ranking. Located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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San Jose State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Electrical Engineering Schools in California list. Located in the city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

Loyola Marymount University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Electrical Engineering Schools in California list. Loyola Marymount is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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University of California - Davis came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Electrical Engineering Schools in California ranking. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a very large student population.

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Best Electrical Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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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 20 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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