2025 Best Electrical Engineering Schools in Nevada

Electrical Engineering is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #30 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.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Nevada to determine which ones were the best for electrical engineering students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 116 degrees in electrical engineering annually.

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Electrical Engineering Rankings by Degree Level

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Electrical Engineering Schools in Nevada list, to help you choose the best school for you. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Electrical Engineering in Nevada

The schools below may not offer all types of ee degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Nevada Schools in EE

1

University of Nevada - Reno
Reno, NV

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

66 EE Degrees Awarded

4.5% Growth in Graduates

University of Nevada - Reno is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in electrical engineering. UNR is a very large public university located in the large city of Reno.More information about a degree in electrical engineering from University of Nevada - Reno

2

University of Nevada - Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

50 EE Degrees Awarded

16.0% Growth in Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in electrical engineering needs to check out University of Nevada - Las Vegas. UNLV is a very large public university located in the city of Las Vegas.More information about a degree in electrical engineering from University of Nevada - Las Vegas

Best Electrical Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Electrical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	999	4,551
Washington	831	842
Oregon	587	356
Hawaii	267	69
Alaska	167	32

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Electrical Engineering Related Rankings by Major

Electrical Engineering is one of 3 different types of Electrical Engineering programs to choose from.

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.