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2024 Best Electrical Engineering Schools in Washington

8 Colleges in Washington
768 EE Degrees Awarded
$77,078 Avg Early-Career Salary
Electrical Engineering is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #39 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 8 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Electrical Engineering Schools in Washington ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 768 degrees in electrical engineering during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Electrical Engineering School

Best Electrical Engineering Schools in Washington The ee program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Electrical Engineering rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for electrical engineering schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pick Your Electrical Engineering Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in EE
Master's Degrees in EE
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When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Electrical Engineering Schools in Washington list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Electrical Engineering in Washington

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the ee degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Washington Schools in EE

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
359 EE Degrees Awarded
$90,072 Median Starting Salary

It is hard to beat University of Washington - Seattle Campus if you want to pursue a degree in electrical engineering. UW Seattle is a fairly large public university located in the city of Seattle. A Best Colleges rank of #37 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UW Seattle is a great university overall.

There were about 359 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the electrical engineering major at University of Washington - Seattle Campus make $12,994 more than the standard college grad with the same degree shortly after graduation.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
152 EE Degrees Awarded
$69,531 Median Starting Salary

Washington State University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in electrical engineering. Wazzu is a very large public university located in the distant town of Pullman. A Best Colleges rank of #175 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Wazzu is a great university overall.

There were roughly 152 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Wazzu in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, ee degree recipients generally earn an average of $69,531 at the beginning of their careers.

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$64,158 Median Starting Salary

It's hard to beat Gonzaga University if you want to pursue a degree in electrical engineering. Gonzaga is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Spokane. A Best Colleges rank of #172 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Gonzaga is a great university overall.

There were about 20 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Gonzaga in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the ee program state that they receive average early career wages of $64,158.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$71,641 Median Starting Salary
$20,465 Median Student Debt

Every student who is interested in electrical engineering needs to look into Seattle University. Located in the large city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #155 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Seattle U is a great university overall.

There were roughly 13 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Seattle U in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, ee degree recipients generally make an average of $71,641 in their early careers.

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5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
39 EE Degrees Awarded
12.8% Growth in Graduates

EWU is a large public university located in the fringe town of Cheney. This university ranks 14th out of 51 schools for overall quality in the state of Washington.

There were roughly 39 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at EWU in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, ee degree recipients usually earn an average of $62,738 at the beginning of their careers.

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5
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Walla Walla University
College Place, WA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In WA

Walla Walla U is a small private not-for-profit university located in the small suburb of College Place. This university ranks 19th out of 51 colleges for overall quality in the state of Washington.

There were about 6 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Walla Walla U in the most recent data year.

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6
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
10th Most Popular In WA

Located in the large city of Seattle, SPU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 10th out of 51 schools for overall quality in the state of Washington.

There were approximately 8 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at SPU in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in electrical engineering from Seattle Pacific University

7
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
98 EE Degrees Awarded
$90,072 Median Starting Salary

Located in the large suburb of Bothell, UW Bothell is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 50th out of 51 colleges for overall quality in the state of Washington.

There were about 98 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UW Bothell in the most recent year we have data available. Electrical Engineering degree recipients from University of Washington - Bothell Campus earn a boost of approximately $12,994 over the typical income of electrical engineering graduates.

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8
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$73,856 Median Starting Salary
$14,000 Median Student Debt

Located in the city of Tacoma, UW Tacoma is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 49th out of 51 schools for overall quality in the state of Washington.

There were approximately 24 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UW Tacoma in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the ee program report average early career wages of $73,856.

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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.

StateCollegesDegrees Awarded
California3304,680
Oregon266359
Nevada192105
Hawaii16469
Alaska11932

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Electrical Engineering is one of 41 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

EE Focus Areas

MajorAnnual Graduates
Electrical Engineering768

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Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering931
Civil Engineering517
Chemical Engineering185
Biomedical Engineering171
Materials Engineering156
Computer Engineering135
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering125
Industrial Engineering78
Electrical and Computer Engineering.32
Robotics Engineering29

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