2023 Most Popular Electrical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in California
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.
The Most Popular Electrical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 25 schools in California to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Electrical Engineering program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for EE majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Electrical Engineering Master's Degree Schools
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. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 23% of the EE majors at the school.
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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. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 21% 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 - Los Angeles. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California list. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.
Of the 189 students majoring in EE at UCLA, 80% are male and 20% are female.
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A rank of #4 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.
Women make up 24% of the EE majors at the school.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Stanford University is a great place for electrical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 35% of the EE majors at the school.
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San Jose State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the city of San Jose.
About 29% of the students majoring in EE at the school are women while 71% are male.
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University of California - Santa Barbara came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. UCSB is a very large public school located in the suburb of Santa Barbara.
About 27% of the students majoring in EE at the school are women while 73% are male.
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University of California - Davis landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree electrical engineering programs. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Davis.
Women make up 38% of the EE majors at the school.
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Naval Postgraduate School came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the midsize suburb of Monterey, Naval Postgraduate School is a public school with a small student population.
Of the 52 students majoring in EE at Naval Postgraduate School, 75% are male and 25% are female.
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With a ranking of #10, University of California - Riverside did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for electrical engineering students working on their master’s degree. UCR is a very large public school located in the city of Riverside.
Women make up 14% of the EE majors at the school.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Washington | 842 |
| Oregon | 359 |
| Nevada | 105 |
| Hawaii | 69 |
| Alaska | 32 |
Electrical Engineering Related Majors
Electrical Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to EE
| 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.
- 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.