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

16 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 Most Popular Electrical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the Southwest Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Electrical Engineering program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Arizona State University - Tempe the most popular school in the Southwest Region for electrical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 14% of the EE majors at the school.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at The University of Texas at Dallas helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular electrical engineering schools in the Southwest Region . UT Dallas is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Richardson.

Of the 38 students majoring in EE at UT Dallas, 76% are male and 24% are female.

Full Electrical Engineering at The University of Texas at Dallas Report

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular electrical engineering schools in the Southwest Region . Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the city of College Station.

Of the 28 students majoring in EE at Texas A&M College Station, 82% are male and 18% are female.

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#4

University of Houston

Houston, TX

Out of the 16 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the # 4 spot on the list. UH is a fairly large public school located in the city of Houston.

Women make up 17% of the EE majors at the school.

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#5

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

Out of the 16 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the # 5 spot on the list. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

Of the 20 students majoring in EE at University of Arizona, 90% are male and 10% are female.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree electrical engineering programs. Located in the city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 17% of the EE majors at the school.

Full Electrical Engineering at The University of Texas at San Antonio Report

The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public school with a very large student population.

About 29% of the students majoring in EE at the school are women while 71% are male.

Full Electrical Engineering at The University of Texas at Arlington Report

#8

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for electrical engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 31% of the EE majors at the school.

Full Electrical Engineering at Texas Tech University Report

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree electrical engineering programs. University of Oklahoma is a very large public school located in the midsize suburb of Norman.

About 29% of the students majoring in EE at the school are women while 71% are male.

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With a ranking of #10, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for electrical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 27% of the EE majors at the school.

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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 16 schools only.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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