2025 Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

Electrical Engineering is of the hottest bachelor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #25 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in District of Columbia to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of electrical engineering. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 32 bachelor's degrees in electrical engineering during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to electrical engineering students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other electrical engineering students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized electrical engineering related body.

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.

More Ways to Rank Electrical Engineering Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia list, to help you choose the best school for you.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Electrical Engineering in District of Columbia

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

Top District of Columbia Schools for a Bachelor's in EE

1

George Washington University
Washington, DC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering needs to look into George Washington University. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in electrical engineering from George Washington University

2

Catholic University of America
Washington, DC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Catholic University of America if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering. CUA is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington.More information about a bachelor’s in electrical engineering from Catholic University of America

Best Electrical Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Electrical Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	707	867
Pennsylvania	698	852
Maryland	370	222
New Jersey	351	442
Delaware	224	31

View All Rankings >

Rankings in Majors Related to EE

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.