2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering in District of Columbia (With Aid)

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Electrical Engineering is the 31st most popular major in the country with 30,670 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in electrical engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent electrical engineering programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the electrical engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering in District of Columbia (With Aid)

#1

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$31,824 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Washington University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid. GWU 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at George Washington University are $31,824.

Read more about Electrical Engineering at GWU

#2

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia

$50,340 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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 Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid list. CUA is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s EE degrees to qualified students.

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 Catholic University of America are $50,340, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at CUA

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (With Aid)

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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