2025 Best Electrical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Washington

If you pursue a doctor's degree in electrical engineering, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #13 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 Doctor's Degree Schools in Washington ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 36 doctor's degrees in electrical engineering to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of doctorate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their doctor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

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 doctor'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.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for electrical engineering to pay back their student loans after receiving their doctor's degree.
• 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 schools for electrical engineering students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Electrical Engineering Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Electrical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Washington ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Electrical Engineering in Washington

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for electrical engineering students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top Washington Schools for a Doctorate in EE

1

University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA

26 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of Washington - Seattle Campus if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in electrical engineering. UW Seattle is a fairly large public university located in the city of Seattle.More information about a doctorate in electrical engineering from University of Washington - Seattle Campus

2

Washington State University
Pullman, WA

10 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Washington State University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in electrical engineering. Wazzu is a fairly large public university located in the town of Pullman.More information about a doctorate in electrical engineering from Washington State University

Best Electrical Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Electrical Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	180	337
Oregon	107	16
Nevada	84	10
Hawaii	53	1

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Rankings in Majors Related to EE

Electrical Engineering is one of 41 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

EE Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering	36

Most Popular Majors Related to EE

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering	31
Civil Engineering	30
Materials Engineering	28
Biomedical Engineering	26
Chemical Engineering	23
Agricultural Engineering	13
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	8
Industrial Engineering	4
Engineering Science	3

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.