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

49 Colleges
$69,529 Avg Salary
$24,205 Avg Student Debt

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

Electrical Engineering is the #40 most popular major in the country with 28,844 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 49 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found University of California - Berkeley to be the best school for electrical engineering students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.

EE majors at UC Berkeley take out an average of $13,851 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $348, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#2

National University

La Jolla, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

EE majors at National University take out an average of $39,985 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#3

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Stanford University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best electrical engineering schools in the Far Western US Region . Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo.

Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $454.

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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 #5 on this year’s Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

The average amount in student loans that EE majors at UCLA take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $16,570.

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University of Southern California came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, EE graduates from USC carry an average student debtload of $19,646.

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#7

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

Santa Clara University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the midsize city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, EE graduates from SCU carry an average student debtload of $23,511.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that EE majors at UW Seattle take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $17,712. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $299.

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University of Washington - Tacoma Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UW Tacoma is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Tacoma.

The average amount in student loans that EE majors at UW Tacoma take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $17,712. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $299.

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#10

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

Loyola Marymount University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree electrical engineering programs. Located in the 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 4,695
Washington 842
Oregon 359
Nevada 105
Hawaii 69
Alaska 32

Electrical Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917
Biomedical Engineering 12,811

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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