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2025 Best Electrical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region

42 Colleges in the Far Western US Region
5,368 EE Degrees Awarded
Ranked #30 in popularity, electrical engineering is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual looked at 42 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Electrical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 5,368 degrees in electrical engineering to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Electrical Engineering School

Best Electrical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region Your choice of electrical engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Electrical Engineering Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in EE
Master's Degrees in EE
Doctor's Degrees in EE

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 the Far Western US Region 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 the Far Western US Region

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.

10 Top Far Western US Region Schools in EE

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CA
833 EE Degrees Awarded

University of California - Berkeley is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in electrical engineering. UC Berkeley is a very large public university located in the city of Berkeley. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UC Berkeley is a great university overall.

There were roughly 833 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent data year.

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Stanford University
Stanford, CA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In CA
206 EE Degrees Awarded

Stanford University is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in electrical engineering. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Stanford. A Best Colleges rank of #10 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Stanford is a great university overall.

There were approximately 206 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Stanford in the most recent year we have data available.

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3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In CA
304 EE Degrees Awarded

Any student pursuing a degree in electrical engineering needs to take a look at University of Southern California. USC is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #13 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means USC is a great university overall.

There were roughly 304 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In CA
325 EE Degrees Awarded

University of California - Los Angeles is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in electrical engineering. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #28 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UCLA is a great university overall.

There were roughly 325 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent year we have data available.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In CA
283 EE Degrees Awarded

UCSD is a fairly large public university located in the large city of La Jolla. A Best Colleges rank of #49 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UCSD is a great university overall.

There were about 283 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UCSD in the most recent year we have data available.

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Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, CA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
28th Most Popular In CA

Located in the city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #53 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means SCU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 12 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at SCU in the most recent year we have data available.

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7
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WA
359 EE Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UW Seattle is a great university overall.

There were approximately 359 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent data year.

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8
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
19th Most Popular In CA
163 EE Degrees Awarded

Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #55 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UC Davis is a great university overall.

There were about 163 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UC Davis in the most recent year we have data available.

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9
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In CA
167 EE Degrees Awarded

Located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #165 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a great university overall.

There were approximately 167 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in the most recent data year.

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10
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OR
179 EE Degrees Awarded

Oregon State is a very large public university located in the small city of Corvallis. This university ranks 2nd out of 29 schools for overall quality in the state of Oregon.

There were about 179 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Oregon State in the most recent data year.

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Best Electrical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best electrical engineering colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
California 999 4,551
Washington 831 842
Oregon 587 356
Nevada 354 105
Hawaii 267 69
Alaska 167 32

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Electrical Engineering is one of 3 different types of Electrical Engineering programs to choose from.

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