2025 Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

Electrical Engineering is of the hottest bachelor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #31 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 32 bachelor's degrees in electrical engineering to qualified students.

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on electrical engineering students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of electrical engineering students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for electrical engineering to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor'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 colleges for electrical engineering students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Electrical Engineering in District of Columbia

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

Top District of Columbia Schools for a Bachelor's in EE

1

George Washington University
Washington, DC

11 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat George Washington University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington.More information about a bachelor’s in electrical engineering from George Washington University

2

Catholic University of America
Washington, DC

12 Annual Graduates

Catholic University of America is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering. Located in the large city of Washington, CUA is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in electrical engineering from Catholic University of America

Best Electrical Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Electrical Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	275	888
Pennsylvania	274	852
Maryland	207	222
New Jersey	193	442
Delaware	130	31

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Electrical Engineering Related Rankings by Major

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

EE Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering	32

Majors Similar to EE

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering	110
Biomedical Engineering	80
Civil Engineering	50
Systems Engineering	24
Chemical Engineering	15
Computer Engineering	13
General Engineering	1

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.