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2023 Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region

30 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 30 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular 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 programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

Our analysis found Arizona State University - Tempe to be the most popular school for electrical engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public 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 The University of Texas at Dallas. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Dallas is a very large public school located in the city of Richardson.

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

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Arlington is a great place for electrical engineering students. Located in the city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Electrical Engineering at The University of Texas at Arlington Report

#5

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

The excellent programs at University of Arizona helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best electrical engineering schools in the Southwest Region . University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tucson.

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#6

University of Houston

Houston, TX

University of Houston did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for electrical engineering students. It came in at #6 on the list. UH is a very large public school located in the large city of Houston.

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Southern Methodist University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#8

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for electrical engineering students. 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.

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular electrical engineering programs. University of Oklahoma is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Norman.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for electrical engineering students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public school with a very large student population.

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Best Electrical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best electrical engineering schools 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 26 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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