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2023 Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in California

29 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 #27 most popular major in California with 4,695 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 California ranking. This report analyzed 29 schools in California 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.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California

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 2023 rankings named University of California - Berkeley the best school in California for electrical engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the 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 California list. Located in the large city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit college with a 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

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Stanford University is a great place for electrical engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a very 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.

Full Electrical Engineering at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the 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.

Full Electrical Engineering at University of California - Los Angeles Report

University of Southern California ranked #6 on this year’s Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very 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 came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the midsize city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-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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#8

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

Loyola Marymount University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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University of California - Santa Barbara landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’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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University of California - San Diego landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree electrical engineering programs. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a fairly large student population.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, EE majors at UCSD accumulate an average of around $19,904 in student debt.

Full Electrical Engineering at University of California - San Diego Report

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 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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