Seattle Pacific University's ranking in the 2016 edition of Best Colleges is Regional Universities (West), 17. Its tuition and fees are $37,086 (2015-16). Seattle Pacific University (SPU) is a private Christian institution located in the Queen Anne residential neighborhood of the city, about 10 minutes from downtown.
The broad field of electrical engineering involves working with all manners of electronic devices, from pocket calculators to supercomputers. Often overlapping with computer engineering, a college degree in electrical engineering can open up the door to a technical career in almost any industry.
Electrical engineering courses include electric circuits, microelectronics and electromagnetic fields. Design courses in an electrical engineering program introduce students to computer-aided design tools for simulation and modeling. Masterâs degree programs allow students to focus their studies in specific areas, such as communications systems, electromagnetics, computers and biomedical applications.