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2023 Best Electrical Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region

27 Colleges
$75,229 Avg Salary
$24,017 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Electrical Engineering 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Electrical Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 27 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Electrical Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region

Check out the EE programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Electrical Engineering Schools

#1

Rice University

Houston, TX

Our analysis found Rice University to be the best school for electrical engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Electrical Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin 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 Southern Methodist University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Electrical Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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Out of the 27 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the # 4 spot on the list. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the city of College Station.

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#5

University of Houston

Houston, TX

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Houston is a great place for electrical engineering students. UH is a very large public school located in the city of Houston.

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#6

University of Tulsa

Tulsa, OK

With a ranking of #6, University of Tulsa did quite well on this year’s best schools for electrical engineering students. Located in the large city of Tulsa, University of Tulsa is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#7

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

With a ranking of #7, University of Arizona did quite well on this year’s best schools for electrical engineering students. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

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The University of Texas at Dallas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for electrical engineering students. It came in at #8 on the list. UT Dallas is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Richardson.

Full Electrical Engineering at The University of Texas at Dallas Report

#9

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best electrical engineering programs. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for electrical engineering students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the distant town of Stillwater, OSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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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 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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