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2023 Best Electrical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

27 Colleges
$94,068 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Electrical Engineering Master'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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Electrical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 27 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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

Top 10 Best Electrical Engineering Master's Degree Schools

#1

Rice University

Houston, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Rice University the best school in the Southwest Region for electrical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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Out of the 27 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Methodist University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the city of College Station.

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#5

University of Tulsa

Tulsa, OK

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Tulsa helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best electrical engineering schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Tulsa, University of Tulsa is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#6

University of Houston

Houston, TX

University of Houston came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UH is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Houston.

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#7

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree electrical engineering programs. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the city of Tucson.

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With a ranking of #8, The University of Texas at Dallas did quite well on this year’s best schools for electrical engineering students working on their master’s degree. UT Dallas is a fairly large public school located in the city of Richardson.

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With a ranking of #9, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for electrical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Stillwater, OSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for electrical engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe 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 Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 2,384
Arizona 869
Oklahoma 256
New Mexico 150

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 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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