Best Schools for Electrical Engineering in 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.
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.