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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 analysis found Arizona State University - Tempe to be the most popular school for electrical engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at Arizona State University - Tempe

Out of the 16 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Dallas landed the # 2 spot on the list. UT Dallas is a very 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 very large public school located in the 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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. University of Arizona is a very 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 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 #6 on the list. Located in the city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public college with a very large student population.

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

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The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree electrical engineering programs. Located in the city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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#8

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree electrical engineering programs. 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.

Full Electrical Engineering at Texas Tech University Report

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree electrical engineering programs. University of Oklahoma is a fairly large public school located in the midsize 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 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 #10 on the list. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a very large student population.

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

Full Electrical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin 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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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