2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering in District of Columbia

Electrical Engineering is of the hottest master's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #22 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in District of Columbia to determine which ones were the most popular for electrical engineering students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 112 master's degrees in electrical engineering during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Electrical Engineering School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in EE matters. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering in District of Columbia ranking is to help you make that choice.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality electrical engineering program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

More Ways to Rank Electrical Engineering Schools

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for electrical engineering.

 

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Electrical Engineering in District of Columbia

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in electrical engineering.

Most Well Attended Schools for EE Students Working on Their Master's

1

George Washington University
Washington, DC

109 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In DC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

George Washington University is a popular choice for individuals pursuing a master's degree in electrical engineering. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in electrical engineering in District of Columbia.

There were roughly 109 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in electrical engineering from George Washington University

2

Catholic University of America
Washington, DC

3 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In DC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Catholic University of America is a popular option for students interested in a master's degree in electrical engineering. CUA is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in electrical engineering in District of Columbia.

There were approximately 3 electrical engineering individuals who graduated with this degree at CUA in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in electrical engineering from Catholic University of America

3

Howard University
Washington, DC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Howard University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in electrical engineering. Howard is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington. More information about a master’s in electrical engineering from Howard University

Best Electrical Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	249	975
Pennsylvania	238	525
Maryland	190	279
New Jersey	178	317

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Rankings in Majors Related to EE

Electrical Engineering is one of 40 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

EE Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering	112

Most Popular Majors Related to EE

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Systems Engineering	113
Mechanical Engineering	46
Biomedical Engineering	32
Civil Engineering	27
Computer Engineering	9
Chemical Engineering	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.