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2025 Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools

269 Colleges in the United States
15,444 Bachelor's Degrees
Ranked #25 in popularity, electrical engineering is one of the most sought-after bachelor's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual looked at 269 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 15,444 bachelor's degrees in electrical engineering to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Electrical Engineering School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools The ee bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality ee program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

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

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

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Electrical Engineering in the United States

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

25 Top Schools for a Bachelor's in EE

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
480 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat University of California - Berkeley if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Berkeley.More information about a bachelor’s in electrical engineering from University of California - Berkeley

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
87 Annual Graduates

Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a great choice for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering. Located in the city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in electrical engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
157 Annual Graduates

Carnegie Mellon University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in electrical engineering from Carnegie Mellon University

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
100 Annual Graduates

Cornell University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Ithaca.More information about a bachelor’s in electrical engineering from Cornell University

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342 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in electrical engineering from The University of Texas at Austin

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Graduate Certificate Highest Degree Type
96 Annual Graduates

U-M is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.More information about a bachelor’s in electrical engineering from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

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Stanford University
Stanford, CA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
30 Annual Graduates

Stanford is a large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Stanford.More information about a bachelor’s in electrical engineering from Stanford University

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
270 Annual Graduates

Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in electrical engineering from Texas A&M University - College Station

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
77 Annual Graduates

WPI is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Worcester.More information about a bachelor’s in electrical engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
145 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in electrical engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
189 Annual Graduates

UCSD is a very large public university located in the large city of La Jolla.More information about a bachelor’s in electrical engineering from University of California - San Diego

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
128 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in electrical engineering from University of California - Los Angeles

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
184 Annual Graduates

Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in electrical engineering from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
18 Annual Graduates

Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Evanston.More information about a bachelor’s in electrical engineering from Northwestern University

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
21 Annual Graduates

Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Baltimore.More information about a bachelor’s in electrical engineering from Johns Hopkins University

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Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, CA
17 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in electrical engineering from Santa Clara University

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
100 Annual Graduates

UMCP is a very large public university located in the suburb of College Park.More information about a bachelor’s in electrical engineering from University of Maryland - College Park

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
227 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in electrical engineering from University of Washington - Seattle Campus

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
101 Annual Graduates

Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in electrical engineering from University of California - Davis

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
289 Annual Graduates

Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public university located in the city of New Brunswick.More information about a bachelor’s in electrical engineering from Rutgers University - New Brunswick

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
88 Annual Graduates

Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Boston.More information about a bachelor’s in electrical engineering from Northeastern University

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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
24 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in electrical engineering from University of Pennsylvania

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
174 Annual Graduates

Purdue is a very large public university located in the city of West Lafayette.More information about a bachelor’s in electrical engineering from Purdue University - Main Campus

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
60 Annual Graduates

Located in the large suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in electrical engineering from University of Notre Dame

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
217 Annual Graduates

Ohio State is a very large public university located in the large city of Columbus.More information about a bachelor’s in electrical engineering from Ohio State University - Main Campus

Rest of the Top Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools

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University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

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Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
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Villanova University
Villanova, PA
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Clemson University
Clemson, SC
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Rice University
Houston, TX

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Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
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Remaining Award Winners

This list represents the rest of the schools awarded a Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 20% of the 269 different United States electrical engineering schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
51 Boston University Boston, MA
52 Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH
53 Drexel University Philadelphia, PA

Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for Electrical Engineering students that almost earned our Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
54 The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX
55 University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN
56 Oregon State University Corvallis, OR
57 George Washington University Washington, DC
58 University of Rochester Rochester, NY
59 University of California - Irvine Irvine, CA
60 Auburn University Auburn, AL
61 Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA
62 Tufts University Medford, MA
63 The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL
64 New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ
65 University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, MA
66 University of Massachusetts - Lowell Lowell, MA
67 New York University New York, NY
68 University of Kentucky Lexington, KY
69 California State Polytechnic University - Pomona Pomona, CA
70 Olin College Needham, MA
71 University of Michigan - Dearborn Dearborn, MI
72 Florida International University Miami, FL
73 University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Cincinnati, OH
74 University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY
75 Colorado State University - Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO
75 University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO
77 University of Missouri - Columbia Columbia, MO
78 Clarkson University Potsdam, NY
79 Washington State University Pullman, WA
80 University of California - Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA
81 University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago, IL
82 Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX
83 George Mason University Fairfax, VA
84 University of California - Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA
85 The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Knoxville, TN
86 California State University - Long Beach Long Beach, CA
87 University of Houston Houston, TX
88 Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA
89 Syracuse University Syracuse, NY

Electrical Engineering by Region

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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
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Electrical Engineering is one of 3 different types of Electrical Engineering programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Other Electrical Engineering 104
Optical Enginering 65

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