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2023 Best Electrical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina

4 Colleges
$139,530 Avg Salary

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

Electrical Engineering is the #17 most popular major in North Carolina with 388 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in North Carolina to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina

The colleges and universities below are the best for EE majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top North Carolina Schools for a Doctorate in Electrical Engineering

#1

Duke University

Durham, NC

Our 2023 rankings named Duke University the best school in North Carolina for electrical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. NC State is a very large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a great place for electrical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina A & T State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. NC A&T is a large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.

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Best Electrical Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Electrical Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 182
Florida 528
Georgia 444
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.

Majors Similar to EE

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 4 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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