by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual looked at 124 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Electrical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 2,129 doctor's degrees in electrical engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
Your choice of electrical engineering for getting your doctor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we consider a college's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a combination of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for electrical engineering students working on their doctor's degree.
The ee school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Electrical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools.
The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in electrical engineering. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
It is difficult to beat Massachusetts Institute of Technology if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in electrical engineering. MIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.More information about a doctorate in electrical engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in electrical engineering has to take a look at University of California - Berkeley. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in electrical engineering from University of California - Berkeley
Duke University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in electrical engineering. Duke is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Durham.More information about a doctorate in electrical engineering from Duke University
It's difficult to beat University of Southern California if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in electrical engineering. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in electrical engineering from University of Southern California
Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in electrical engineering from Stanford University
UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia.More information about a doctorate in electrical engineering from University of Pennsylvania
WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.More information about a doctorate in electrical engineering from Washington University in St Louis
Carnegie Mellon is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Pittsburgh.More information about a doctorate in electrical engineering from Carnegie Mellon University
Georgia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Atlanta.More information about a doctorate in electrical engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus
Located in the city of Princeton, Princeton is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a doctorate in electrical engineering from Princeton University
Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in electrical engineering from Purdue University - Main Campus
Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in electrical engineering from Vanderbilt University
Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in electrical engineering from Northwestern University
Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in electrical engineering from Cornell University
Notre Dame is a large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Notre Dame.More information about a doctorate in electrical engineering from University of Notre Dame
UW - Madison is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Madison.More information about a doctorate in electrical engineering from University of Wisconsin - Madison
UCLA is a fairly large public university located in the city of Los Angeles.More information about a doctorate in electrical engineering from University of California - Los Angeles
UIUC is a fairly large public university located in the city of Champaign.More information about a doctorate in electrical engineering from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Here are some additional great schools for Electrical Engineering students that almost earned our Best Electrical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD |
| 20 | Columbia University in the City of New York | New York, NY |
| 21 | University of Virginia - Main Campus | Charlottesville, VA |
| 22 | University of Maryland - College Park | College Park, MD |
| 23 | University of Florida | Gainesville, FL |
| 24 | Texas A&M University - College Station | College Station, TX |
| 25 | Virginia Tech | Blacksburg, VA |
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Electrical Engineering is one of 3 different types of Electrical Engineering programs to choose from.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Other Electrical Engineering | 23 |
| Optical Enginering | 22 |
| Telecommunications Engineering | 5 |
