2025 Best Electrical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Washington

If you pursue a doctor's degree in electrical engineering, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #14 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Washington to determine which ones were the best for electrical engineering students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 36 doctor's degrees in electrical engineering during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on electrical engineering students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of electrical engineering students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized electrical engineering related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for electrical engineering students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The ee school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Electrical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Washington.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Electrical Engineering in Washington

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in electrical engineering.

Top Washington Schools for a Doctorate in EE

1

University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

26 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in electrical engineering needs to check out University of Washington - Seattle Campus. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in electrical engineering from University of Washington - Seattle Campus

2

Washington State University
Pullman, WA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in electrical engineering needs to check out Washington State University. Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in electrical engineering from Washington State University

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	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	381	334
Oregon	145	16
Nevada	111	10
Hawaii	65	1

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Electrical Engineering Related Rankings by Major

One of 3 majors within the Electrical Engineering area of study, Electrical Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.