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2023 Best Electrical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

27 Colleges
$139,530 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Electrical Engineering Doctor's Degree School for You

Electrical Engineering is the #27 most popular major in the country with 11,021 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Electrical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 27 schools in the Southeast Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Electrical Engineering Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Electrical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Duke University

Durham, NC

Our analysis found Duke University to be the best school for electrical engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southeast Region . Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.

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#2

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Vanderbilt University is a great place for electrical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.

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Out of the 27 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a very large student population.

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#5

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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North Carolina State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree electrical engineering programs. NC State is a very large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.

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#7

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree electrical engineering programs. UF is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.

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#8

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Auburn University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Clemson University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree electrical engineering programs. Clemson is a very large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.

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With a ranking of #10, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well on this year’s best schools for electrical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. UT Knoxville is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Knoxville.

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Best Electrical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best electrical engineering schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 182
Florida 528
Georgia 444
North Carolina 388
Tennessee 62
Kentucky 41
Louisiana 12
Alabama 55
South Carolina 51
Mississippi 17
Arkansas 27
West Virginia 13

One of 39 majors within the area of study, electrical engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252
General Engineering 3,548

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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.

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