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2023 Most Popular Electrical Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

8 Colleges
$32,837 Avg Salary
$20,000 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Electrical Engineering Associate 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Electrical Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular associate 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Electrical Engineering Associate Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named El Paso Community College the most popular school in the Southwest Region for electrical engineering students working on their associate degree. El Paso Community College is a very large public school located in the city of El Paso.

Full Electrical Engineering at El Paso Community College Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Austin Community College District is a great place for electrical engineering students working on their associate degree. Austin Community College District is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.

Women make up 11% of the EE majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Collin County Community College District is a great place for electrical engineering students working on their associate degree. Located in the medium-sized suburb of McKinney, Collin County Community College District is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 25% of the EE majors at the school.

Full Electrical Engineering at Collin County Community College District Report

#3

Del Mar College

Corpus Christi, TX

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Del Mar College is a great place for electrical engineering students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Corpus Christi, DMC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at McLennan Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular electrical engineering schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Waco, MCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at McLennan Community College

#6

Blinn College

Brenham, TX

With a ranking of #6, Blinn College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for electrical engineering students working on their associate degree. Located in the town of Brenham, Blinn College is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 2 students majoring in EE at Blinn College, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Full Electrical Engineering at Blinn College Report

#7

Langston University

Langston, OK

Langston University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Electrical Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Langston University is a small public school located in the rural area of Langston.

Full Electrical Engineering at Langston University Report

#7

Palo Alto College

San Antonio, TX

Palo Alto College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree electrical engineering programs. Located in the large city of San Antonio, Palo Alto College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Electrical Engineering at Palo Alto College Report

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 8 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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