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2023 Best Electrical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in California

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Finding the Best Electrical Engineering Master'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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Electrical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in California to see which master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in California

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

Top 10 Best Electrical Engineering Master's Degree Schools

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Stanford University the best school in California for electrical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Stanford.

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Out of the 20 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Southern California helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best electrical engineering schools in California. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of California - Los Angeles helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best electrical engineering schools in California. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a very large student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best electrical engineering schools in California. Located in the 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 working on their master’s degree. UCSD is a very large public school located in the large city of La Jolla.

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San Jose State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the large city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of California - Santa Barbara landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree electrical engineering programs. Located in the suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public college with a very 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 Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Loyola Marymount is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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University of California - Davis ranked #10 on this year’s Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a very large student population.

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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 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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