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2023 Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools in Texas

34 Colleges
$74,754 Avg Salary
$24,168 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Electrical Engineering School for You

With 2,384 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, electrical engineering is the #25 most popular major in Texas.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools in Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 34 schools in Texas to see which 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for EE majors pursuing a .

Our 2023 rankings named Texas A&M University - College Station the most popular school in Texas for electrical engineering students. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population.

The average amount in student loans that EE majors at Texas A&M College Station take out is $21,484. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $425, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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The excellent programs at The University of Texas at Austin helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best electrical engineering schools in Texas. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.

EE majors at UT Austin take out an average of $19,260 in student loans while working on their egree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $266, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Dallas. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public college with a fairly large student population.

EE majors at UT Dallas take out an average of $22,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Out of the 34 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Arlington landed the # 4 spot on the list. UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the city of Arlington.

EE majors at UT Arlington take out an average of $25,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#5

University of Houston

Houston, TX

Out of the 34 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public school with a very large student population.

While working on their degree, EE majors at UH accumulate an average of around $21,594 in student debt.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for electrical engineering students. It came in at #6 on the list. UTSA is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Antonio.

While working on their degree, EE majors at UTSA accumulate an average of around $26,438 in student debt. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $107.

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The University of Texas at El Paso ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools in Texas list. UTEP is a fairly large public school located in the large city of El Paso.

EE majors at UTEP take out an average of $18,523 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#8

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools in Texas list. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

On average, EE graduates from Texas Tech take out $30,250 in student loans while working on their degree.

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University of North Texas came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the midsize city of Denton, UNT is a public school with a very large student population.

After completing their degree, EE graduates from UNT carry an average student debt load of $29,752.

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#10

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Texas State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the small city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public school with a very large student population.

After completing their degree, EE graduates from Texas State carry an average student debt load of $27,965. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $279.

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Best Electrical Engineering Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Electrical Engineering Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 869
Oklahoma 256
New Mexico 150

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 25 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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