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2023 Best Electrical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

28 Colleges
$94,068 Avg Salary

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

Electrical Engineering is the #27 most popular major in the country with 11,021 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Electrical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 28 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for EE majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Electrical Engineering Master's Degree Schools

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Stanford University the best school in the Far Western US Region for electrical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Los Angeles. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UCLA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a great place for electrical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a very large student population.

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California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a very large public school located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo.

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University of California - San Diego came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a very large student population.

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San Jose State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. San Jose State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Jose.

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University of California - Santa Barbara landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree electrical engineering programs. UCSB is a very large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara.

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#10

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

Loyola Marymount University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Electrical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best electrical engineering colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 2,199
Washington 230
Oregon 72
Nevada 17
Hawaii 14
Alaska 5

One of 39 majors within the area of study, electrical engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to EE

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 25 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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