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

11 Colleges
$139,530 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Electrical Engineering Doctor's Degree School for You

Electrical Engineering is the #40 most popular major in the country with 28,844 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Most Popular Electrical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 11 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for EE majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Minnesota - Twin Cities the most popular school in the Plains States Region for electrical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a very large student population.

About 6% of the students majoring in EE at the school are women while 94% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Missouri University of Science and Technology is a great place for electrical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Rolla.

Of the 19 students majoring in EE at Missouri University of Science and Technology, 89% are male and 11% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Missouri - Columbia is a great place for electrical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

Women make up 6% of the EE majors at the school.

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Out of the 11 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in EE at UNL, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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#5

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Out of the 11 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. K -State is a very large public school located in the city of Manhattan.

Women make up 36% of the EE majors at the school.

Full Electrical Engineering at Kansas State University Report

Washington University in St Louis 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 large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in EE at WUSTL, 90% are male and 10% are female.

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South Dakota State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. South Dakota State is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Brookings.

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North Dakota State University - Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#9

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

University of Kansas landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree electrical engineering programs. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#10

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

University of North Dakota landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree electrical engineering programs. UND is a large public school located in the small city of Grand Forks.

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Best Electrical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best electrical engineering schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 425
Minnesota 341
Kansas 110
Iowa 169
Nebraska 74
North Dakota 111
South Dakota 75

Electrical Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.

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 11 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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