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2023 Most Popular Electrical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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$139,530 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Electrical Engineering Doctor'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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Electrical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 22 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Electrical Engineering program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for EE majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Our analysis found Stanford University to be the most popular school for electrical engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Of the 73 students majoring in EE at Stanford, 71% are male and 29% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of California - Berkeley is a great place for electrical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.

Women make up 21% of the EE majors at the school.

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Out of the 22 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Of the 48 students majoring in EE at USC, 88% are male and 13% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

About 17% of the students majoring in EE at the school are women while 83% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Diego. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 12% of the students majoring in EE at the school are women while 88% are male.

Full Electrical Engineering at University of California - San Diego Report

With a ranking of #6, University of California - Santa Barbara did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for electrical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. UCSB is a very large public school located in the suburb of Santa Barbara.

Of the 32 students majoring in EE at UCSB, 72% are male and 28% are female.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 21% of the EE majors at the school.

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University of California - Riverside ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UCR is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Riverside.

About 17% of the students majoring in EE at the school are women while 83% are male.

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University of California - Davis ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

About 13% of the students majoring in EE at the school are women while 88% are male.

Full Electrical Engineering at University of California - Davis Report

#10

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Oregon State University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Oregon State is a very large public school located in the city of Corvallis.

Of the 15 students majoring in EE at Oregon State, 73% are male and 27% are female.

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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 22 schools only.

  • 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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