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2023 Best Electrical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in California

20 Colleges
$94,068 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Electrical Engineering Master'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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Electrical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 20 schools in California to see which ones offered the best master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in California

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

Top 10 Best Electrical Engineering Master's Degree Schools

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Our analysis found Stanford University to be the best school for electrical engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in California. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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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 master’s degree. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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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. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a very large public school located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo.

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University of California - San Diego did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for electrical engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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San Jose State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree electrical engineering programs. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the city of San Jose.

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University of California - Santa Barbara came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. UCSB is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara.

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#9

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

Loyola Marymount University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree electrical engineering programs. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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With a ranking of #10, University of California - Davis did quite well on this year’s best schools for electrical engineering students working on their master’s degree. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

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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 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 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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