Best Schools for Electrical Engineering in 2026

262 schools ranked by DegreeWorth Score · Updated 2026

These are the top schools offering Electrical Engineering, ranked by DegreeWorth Score. The score combines graduate earnings, AI automation resilience, job market demand, and return on tuition investment. The average Electrical Engineering graduate earns $77,517/yr across 262 schools.

Programs Ranked
262
Avg Earnings
$77,517/yr
Avg DW Score
69/100
AI Risk
Very High
58% task exposure

All Electrical Engineering Programs Ranked

Click any row for full AI scenario analysis, earnings projections, and career path breakdown.

# Program DW Score Earnings AI Risk ROI
1 Electrical Engineering
University of California-Berkeley · Berkeley, CA
76
68–79
$137,295/yr Very High 39.5x
2 Electrical Engineering
University of Florida · Gainesville, FL
76
68–78
$85,243/yr Very High 39.8x
3 Electrical Engineering
University of South Alabama · Mobile, AL
74
67–77
$81,499/yr Very High 26.5x
4 Electrical Engineering
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo · San Luis Obispo, CA
75
68–77
$90,576/yr Very High 25.3x
5 Electrical Engineering
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona · Pomona, CA
75
68–77
$80,827/yr Very High 34.9x
6 Electrical Engineering
California State University-Long Beach · Long Beach, CA
75
67–77
$77,278/yr Very High 35.2x
7 Electrical Engineering
California State University-Northridge · Northridge, CA
74
67–77
$75,207/yr Very High 35.4x
8 Electrical Engineering
University of Central Florida · Orlando, FL
74
67–77
$75,498/yr Very High 38.1x
9 Electrical Engineering
Florida Atlantic University · Boca Raton, FL
75
68–77
$76,520/yr Very High 46.4x
10 Electrical Engineering
University of South Florida · Tampa, FL
75
68–77
$78,825/yr Very High 37.3x
11 Electrical Engineering
Georgia Southern University · Statesboro, GA
74
67–77
$75,859/yr Very High 37.6x
12 Electrical Engineering
University of Idaho · Moscow, ID
74
67–77
$80,700/yr Very High 26.6x
13 Electrical Engineering
Iowa State University · Ames, IA
74
67–77
$84,913/yr Very High 24.6x
14 Electrical Engineering
Morgan State University · Baltimore, MD
74
67–77
$78,033/yr Very High 31.1x
15 Electrical Engineering
New Mexico State University-Main Campus · Las Cruces, NM
75
68–77
$82,790/yr Very High 28.9x
16 Electrical Engineering
CUNY City College · New York, NY
75
68–77
$78,172/yr Very High 30.3x
17 Electrical Engineering
North Carolina A & T State University · Greensboro, NC
75
68–77
$81,213/yr Very High 32.1x
18 Electrical Engineering
University of Houston · Houston, TX
75
68–77
$86,136/yr Very High 26.6x
19 Electrical Engineering
Lamar University · Beaumont, TX
75
68–77
$83,155/yr Very High 27.2x
20 Electrical Engineering
The University of Texas at Austin · Austin, TX
75
68–77
$96,997/yr Very High 25.4x
21 Electrical Engineering
Brigham Young University · Provo, UT
75
67–77
$77,060/yr Very High 42.3x
22 Electrical Engineering
West Virginia University Institute of Technology · Beckley, WV
75
68–77
$79,662/yr Very High 29.9x
23 Electrical Engineering
University of Wyoming · Laramie, WY
75
68–78
$83,493/yr Very High 29.1x
24 Electrical Engineering
University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez · Mayaguez, PR
75
68–77
$77,221/yr Very High 42.0x
25 Electrical Engineering
Purdue University Northwest · Hammond, IN
74
67–76
$79,917/yr Very High 25.9x
26 Electrical Engineering
University of Alabama at Birmingham · Birmingham, AL
74
67–76
$76,151/yr Very High 27.2x
27 Electrical Engineering
The University of Alabama · Tuscaloosa, AL
73
66–76
$79,504/yr Very High 21.8x
28 Electrical Engineering
Arizona State University Campus Immersion · Tempe, AZ
74
66–75
$84,706/yr Very High 20.4x
29 Electrical Engineering
California State University-Sacramento · Sacramento, CA
74
67–77
$74,450/yr Very High 34.1x
30 Electrical Engineering
University of California-Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA
73
65–76
$85,369/yr Very High 22.2x
31 Electrical Engineering
San Diego State University · San Diego, CA
74
67–76
$75,061/yr Very High 29.2x
32 Electrical Engineering
Sonoma State University · Rohnert Park, CA
74
67–76
$78,247/yr Very High 22.9x
33 Electrical Engineering
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus · Denver, CO
74
67–76
$78,878/yr Very High 24.8x
34 Electrical Engineering
University of Colorado Colorado Springs · Colorado Springs, CO
74
67–76
$80,513/yr Very High 23.0x
35 Electrical Engineering
Florida International University · Miami, FL
73
66–76
$71,447/yr Very High 35.3x
36 Electrical Engineering
Florida State University · Tallahassee, FL
74
67–76
$72,425/yr Very High 41.6x
37 Electrical Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus · Atlanta, GA
74
67–76
$86,865/yr Very High 22.2x
38 Electrical Engineering
Boise State University · Boise, ID
73
66–76
$72,832/yr Very High 31.2x
39 Electrical Engineering
Brigham Young University-Idaho · Rexburg, ID
73
66–76
$70,563/yr Very High 50.5x
40 Electrical Engineering
Wichita State University · Wichita, KS
74
67–75
$77,435/yr Very High 22.8x
41 Electrical Engineering
University of New Orleans · New Orleans, LA
74
67–75
$78,215/yr Very High 22.7x
42 Electrical Engineering
University of Maryland-College Park · College Park, MD
74
67–76
$85,500/yr Very High 22.5x
43 Electrical Engineering
Mississippi State University · Mississippi State, MS
74
67–76
$80,896/yr Very High 24.2x
44 Electrical Engineering
Montana State University · Bozeman, MT
74
67–76
$77,060/yr Very High 27.7x
45 Electrical Engineering
University of Nebraska-Lincoln · Lincoln, NE
74
66–76
$78,101/yr Very High 23.2x
46 Electrical Engineering
University of Nevada-Las Vegas · Las Vegas, NV
74
67–76
$77,254/yr Very High 25.9x
47 Electrical Engineering
Stony Brook University · Stony Brook, NY
73
66–75
$79,571/yr Very High 21.7x
48 Electrical Engineering
SUNY Maritime College · Throggs Neck, NY
74
67–76
$77,964/yr Very High 27.5x
49 Electrical Engineering
University of North Carolina at Charlotte · Charlotte, NC
73
66–76
$72,167/yr Very High 30.2x
50 Electrical Engineering
North Carolina State University at Raleigh · Raleigh, NC
74
67–76
$77,687/yr Very High 26.5x

Methodology

Programs are ranked by DegreeWorth Score, which combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings (Year 1 after graduation), AI automation resilience (based on OpenAI and academic research), job market size (BLS annual openings), and earnings-to-tuition multiple (10-year projected earnings vs. 4-year tuition).

Earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, which reports actual median earnings of graduates — not self-reported surveys.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best school for Electrical Engineering?
Based on our DegreeWorth Score, University of California-Berkeley ranks #1 for Electrical Engineering with a score of 76/100 and graduate earnings of $137,295/yr.
How much do Electrical Engineering graduates earn?
Across 262 schools, Electrical Engineering graduates earn an average of $77,517/yr in their first year. The highest-earning program reports $139,337/yr.
Is Electrical Engineering a good major for AI resistance?
Electrical Engineering has an average AI task exposure of 58%, rated "Very High". This field has significant AI exposure. Check individual program pages for scenario analysis.
Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE. Last updated 2025.