2025 Best Electrical Engineering Schools in Iowa

If you pursue a degree in electrical engineering, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #30 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Electrical Engineering Schools in Iowa ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 141 degrees in electrical engineering to qualified students.

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Electrical Engineering Rankings by Degree Level

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 Schools in Iowa. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Electrical Engineering in Iowa

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the ee degree levels they offer.

Top Iowa Schools in EE

1

Iowa State University
Ames, IA

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

104 EE Degrees Awarded

Iowa State University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in electrical engineering. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a degree in electrical engineering from Iowa State University

2

University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

35 EE Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in electrical engineering has to take a look at University of Iowa. Iowa is a very large public university located in the small city of Iowa City.More information about a degree in electrical engineering from University of Iowa

Best Electrical Engineering Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Electrical Engineering Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	742	335
Missouri	693	384
Kansas	599	110
Nebraska	500	74
North Dakota	416	111
South Dakota	381	75

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Electrical Engineering Related Rankings by Major

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

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).
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More about our data sources and methodologies.