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

14 Colleges
$139,530 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, electrical engineering was ranked #27 in the country. In fact 11,021 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Electrical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs 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 Southwest 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

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Austin the best school in the Southwest Region for electrical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Southern Methodist University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best electrical engineering schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit school 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 Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the city of College Station.

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#4

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Texas Tech University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best electrical engineering schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

University of Houston

Houston, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UH is a very large public school located in the large city of Houston.

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#6

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona ranked #6 on this year’s Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tucson.

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The University of Texas at Dallas came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UT Dallas is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Richardson.

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With a ranking of #8, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for electrical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the town of Stillwater, OSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #9 on this year’s Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. University of Oklahoma is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Norman.

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Best Electrical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best electrical engineering colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 667
Arizona 358
Oklahoma 66
New Mexico 53

Electrical Engineering is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.

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 14 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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