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Most Popular Electrical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

2023 Most Popular Electrical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

16 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. 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 Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the Southwest Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular 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 Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Arizona State University - Tempe the most popular school in the Southwest Region for electrical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 14% of the EE majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Dallas is a great place for electrical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. UT Dallas is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Richardson.

Of the 38 students majoring in EE at UT Dallas, 76% are male and 24% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - College Station is a great place for electrical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.

Of the 28 students majoring in EE at Texas A&M College Station, 82% are male and 18% are female.

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#4

University of Houston

Houston, TX

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Houston helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular electrical engineering schools in the Southwest Region . UH is a very large public school located in the city of Houston.

Women make up 17% of the EE majors at the school.

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#5

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

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

Of the 20 students majoring in EE at University of Arizona, 90% are male and 10% are female.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree electrical engineering programs. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 17% of the EE majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #7, The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for electrical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public college with a very large student population.

About 29% of the students majoring in EE at the school are women while 71% are male.

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Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 31% of the EE majors at the school.

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for electrical engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. University of Oklahoma is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman.

About 29% of the students majoring in EE at the school are women while 71% are male.

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The University of Texas at Austin landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree electrical engineering programs. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 27% of the EE majors at the school.

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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 16 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.

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