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2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k

3 Ranked Colleges
14 Degrees Awarded
$38,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k

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 Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k” 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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 14 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,324 and $136,457 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in electrical engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great electrical engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the electrical engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in District of Columbia

#1

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k list. George Washington University is a large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 9 doctorate’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

GWU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. 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 GWU

#2

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Catholic University of America. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k list. CUA is a medium-sized school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 3 doctorate’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

CUA also took the #2 spot in our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at CUA are $50,340, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Catholic University of America Electrical Engineering Report

#3

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Howard University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s EE degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Howard also took the #3 spot in our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Howard University are $34,224, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at Howard University

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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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