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Best Electrical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

9 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 #40 in the country. In fact 28,844 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. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Electrical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Rocky Mountains 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 Rocky Mountains Region

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

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools for a Doctorate in Electrical Engineering

Our 2023 rankings named Colorado School of Mines the best school in the Rocky Mountains Region for electrical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Golden, Mines is a public school 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 University of Colorado Boulder. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. CU - Boulder is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Boulder.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the midsize city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

University of Denver

Denver, CO

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Denver is a great place for electrical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. DU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.

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#5

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Utah helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best electrical engineering schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . U of U is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.

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#6

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

University of Idaho came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. U of I is a large public school located in the town of Moscow.

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Montana State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for electrical engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. MSU Bozeman is a large public school located in the remote town of Bozeman.

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#8

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

University of Wyoming landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree electrical engineering programs. UW is a fairly large public school located in the town of Laramie.

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Utah State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Logan, USU 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 Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 497
Utah 249
Idaho 152
Montana 69
Wyoming 48

One of 40 majors within the area of study, electrical engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917
Biomedical Engineering 12,811

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 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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