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

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

22 Colleges
$139,530 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Electrical Engineering Doctor'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 Most Popular Electrical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Electrical Engineering Doctor's Degree Colleges.

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Stanford University the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for electrical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Women make up 29% of the EE majors at the school.

Full Electrical Engineering at Stanford University Report

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 medium-sized city of Berkeley.

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

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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 large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Women make up 13% of the EE majors at the school.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at University of Southern California

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of California - Los Angeles is a great place for electrical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. UCLA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Of the 35 students majoring in EE at UCLA, 83% are male and 17% are female.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of California - San Diego helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular electrical engineering schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 33 students majoring in EE at UCSD, 88% are male and 12% are female.

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 fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara.

Women make up 28% of the EE majors at the school.

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

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

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University of California - Riverside did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for electrical engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. UCR is a very large public school located in the city of Riverside.

Of the 18 students majoring in EE at UCR, 83% are male and 17% are female.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at University of California - Riverside

University of California - Davis landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree electrical engineering programs. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Davis.

Of the 16 students majoring in EE at UC Davis, 88% are male and 13% are female.

Full Electrical Engineering at University of California - Davis Report

#10

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Oregon State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree electrical engineering programs. Oregon State is a very large public school located in the small city of Corvallis.

Women make up 27% of the EE majors at the school.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at Oregon State University

Best Electrical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best electrical engineering schools 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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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