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

27 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.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Electrical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 27 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for EE majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top 10 Best Electrical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Duke University

Durham, NC

Our analysis found Duke University to be the best school for electrical engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#2

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Out of the 27 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Vanderbilt University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 27 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Georgia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.

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#5

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.

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North Carolina State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a very large student population.

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#7

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida ranked #7 on this year’s Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

With a ranking of #8, Auburn University did quite well on this year’s best schools for electrical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Auburn is a fairly large public school located in the city of Auburn.

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#9

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Clemson University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree electrical engineering programs. Located in the midsize city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville 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 colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 838
Virginia 604
North Carolina 714
Florida 1,422
Tennessee 253
Kentucky 178
South Carolina 219
Louisiana 176
Arkansas 162
Alabama 396
Mississippi 144
West Virginia 102

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

Majors Similar to EE

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 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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