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2024 Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools

274 Colleges in the United States
17,157 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 274 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 17,157 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 full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools 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 15% 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
51 Annual Graduates

Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly 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
516 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of California - Berkeley if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized 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
164 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 fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in electrical engineering from Carnegie Mellon University

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

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering has to check out University of Pennsylvania. 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
143 Annual Graduates

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

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Stanford University
Stanford, CA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
31 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
94 Annual Graduates

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

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
32 Annual Graduates

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

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
127 Annual Graduates

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

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Rice University
Houston, TX
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
38 Annual Graduates

Rice is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Houston.More information about a bachelor’s in electrical engineering from Rice University

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
332 Annual Graduates

Located in the 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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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
190 Annual Graduates

Purdue is a fairly large public university located in the small 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
166 Annual Graduates

UCSD is a very large public university located in the 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
164 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a very 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
74 Annual Graduates

USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Los Angeles.More information about a bachelor’s in electrical engineering from University of Southern California

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
15 Annual Graduates

Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the small 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
195 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a fairly 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
238 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
33 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
247 Annual Graduates

Located in the 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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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
46 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Terre Haute, Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in electrical engineering from Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
110 Annual Graduates

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

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Princeton University
Princeton, NJ
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
31 Annual Graduates

Princeton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Princeton.More information about a bachelor’s in electrical engineering from Princeton University

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Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
15 Annual Graduates

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

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
95 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

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

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University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

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Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, CA
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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA
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Olin College
Needham, MA
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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
42 University of Dayton Dayton, OH
43 University of California - Irvine Irvine, CA
44 Rutgers University - New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ
45 Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI
46 Tufts University Medford, MA
47 Villanova University Villanova, PA
48 George Washington University Washington, DC
49 Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, MO
50 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY
51 University of California - Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA
52 University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN
53 University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA
54 Northeastern University Boston, MA

Electrical Engineering by Region

View the Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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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 110
Optical Enginering 53

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