2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in District of Columbia

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 30,670 people earned their degree in electrical engineering, making the major the 31st most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, electrical engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $70,098 and had an average of $23,581 in loans still to pay off.

Across District of Columbia, there were 160 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 112 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,525 and $61,455 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in electrical engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality electrical engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the electrical engineering program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia master’s degree ee students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in District of Columbia

#1

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$31,824 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the #1 spot on the list. George Washington University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 109 masters’s EE degrees to qualified students.

GWU also made our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at GWU are $31,824, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at George Washington University

#2

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia

$50,340 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Catholic University of America landed the #2 spot on the list. CUA is a medium-sized school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 3 masters’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

CUA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at CUA are $50,340, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Electrical Engineering at Catholic University of America

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income $48-$75k)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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