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

11 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.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Electrical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Electrical Engineering program at each school on the list.

Check out the EE doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .

Our analysis found University of Minnesota - Twin Cities to be the most popular school for electrical engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 6% of the EE majors at the school.

Full Electrical Engineering at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report

Out of the 11 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri University of Science and Technology landed the # 2 spot on the list. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Rolla.

About 11% of the students majoring in EE at the school are women while 89% are male.

Full Electrical Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology Report

Out of the 11 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the # 3 spot on the list. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

Of the 17 students majoring in EE at Mizzou, 94% are male and 6% are female.

Full Electrical Engineering at University of Missouri - Columbia Report

Out of the 11 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a very large student population.

About 25% of the students majoring in EE at the school are women while 75% are male.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

#5

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Out of the 11 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. K -State is a very large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

Of the 11 students majoring in EE at K -State, 64% are male and 36% are female.

Full Electrical Engineering at Kansas State University Report

Washington University in St Louis landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree electrical engineering programs. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

About 10% of the students majoring in EE at the school are women while 90% are male.

Full Electrical Engineering at Washington University in St Louis Report

South Dakota State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree electrical engineering programs. South Dakota State is a large public school located in the town of Brookings.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at South Dakota State University

North Dakota State University - Main Campus 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 medium-sized city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Electrical Engineering at North Dakota State University - Main Campus Report

#9

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

University of Kansas landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree electrical engineering programs. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Electrical Engineering at University of Kansas Report

#10

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

University of North Dakota landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree electrical engineering programs. UND is a large public school located in the small city of Grand Forks.

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Best Electrical Engineering Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 188
Minnesota 129
Iowa 0
Kansas 32
Nebraska 17
North Dakota 16
South Dakota 29

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 11 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.

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