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2023 Most Popular Electrical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in California

25 Colleges
$94,068 Avg Salary

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Electrical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 25 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular master'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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Electrical Engineering Master's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Southern California to be the most popular school for electrical engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in California. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

About 23% of the students majoring in EE at the school are women while 77% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of California - San Diego helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular electrical engineering schools in California. UCSD is a very large public school located in the city of La Jolla.

About 21% of the students majoring in EE at the school are women while 79% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of California - Los Angeles is a great place for electrical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 20% of the EE majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Berkeley. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a very large student population.

About 24% of the students majoring in EE at the school are women while 76% are male.

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#5

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Stanford University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular electrical engineering schools in California. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Stanford.

About 35% of the students majoring in EE at the school are women while 65% are male.

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San Jose State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree electrical engineering programs. Located in the city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 154 students majoring in EE at San Jose State, 71% are male and 29% are female.

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University of California - Santa Barbara ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 55 students majoring in EE at UCSB, 73% are male and 27% are female.

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With a ranking of #8, University of California - Davis did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for electrical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a very large student population.

About 38% of the students majoring in EE at the school are women while 62% are male.

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Naval Postgraduate School landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree electrical engineering programs. Naval Postgraduate School is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Monterey.

Women make up 25% of the EE majors at the school.

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University of California - Riverside landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree electrical engineering programs. Located in the city of Riverside, UCR is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 14% of the students majoring in EE at the school are women while 86% are male.

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Best Electrical Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Electrical Engineering Colleges 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 25 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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