2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2019-2020, 29,892 people earned their degree in electrical engineering, making the major the 26th most popular in the United States.
At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,324 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 134 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in electrical engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great electrical engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the electrical engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate
The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree ee students.
Top 26 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate list. Located in Fargo, North Dakota, this fairly large public school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s EE students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University - Main Campus are $11,589, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Full North Dakota State University Electrical Engineering Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate list. The University of Texas at Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 63 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UT Austin also made our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #13. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Out of the 134 schools in the Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the #3 spot on the list. South Dakota State University is a fairly large school located in Brookings, South Dakota that handed out 4 doctorate’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota State University are $16,743.
Read full report on Electrical Engineering at South Dakota State
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Dayton. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate. University of Dayton is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dayton, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 16 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UDayton are $17,780.
Out of the 134 schools in the Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #5 spot on the list. UW - Madison is a large school located in Madison, Wisconsin that handed out 30 doctorate’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.
UW - Madison also took the #19 spot in our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Madison are $25,523, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate list. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s EE degrees to 27 students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Read more about Electrical Engineering at Texas A&M University - College Station
With a ranking of #7, University of Houston did quite well on the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate list. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 24 doctorate’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UH are $18,689.
Read more about Electrical Engineering at University of Houston
Michigan Technological University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate ranking. Houghton, Michigan is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s EE degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan Technological University are $21,996.
Full Michigan Technological University Electrical Engineering Report
University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate ranking. Located in Mayaguez, , this fairly large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s EE students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez are $7,220, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Purdue University - Main Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate ranking. Located in West Lafayette, Indiana, this large public school awarded 101 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s EE students in 2019-2020.
Purdue did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #23 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue University - Main Campus are $28,794, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read full report on Electrical Engineering at Purdue University - Main Campus
University of North Dakota came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate ranking. University of North Dakota is a fairly large school located in Grand Forks, North Dakota that handed out 1 doctorate’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at UND are $18,326, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Full University of North Dakota Electrical Engineering Report
Texas Tech University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate ranking. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s EE degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University are $17,530.
Clemson University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate ranking. This large school is located in Clemson, South Carolina, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Clemson University are $23,246, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of Nebraska - Lincoln ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate list. Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, this large public school awarded 9 degrees to qualified doctorate’s EE students in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNL are $19,513.
Full University of Nebraska - Lincoln Electrical Engineering Report
With a ranking of #14, University of Wyoming did quite well on the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate list. Located in Laramie, Wyoming, this fairly large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s EE students in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wyoming are $16,615.
Read full report on Electrical Engineering at University of Wyoming
Marquette University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #15. Marquette University is a fairly large school located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that handed out 3 doctorate’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Marquette are $21,690, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Virginia Tech did quite well in the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #16. Virginia Tech is a large school located in Blacksburg, Virginia that handed out 35 doctorate’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.
Virginia Tech also claimed a top spot on our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
With a ranking of #17, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate list. Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 83 doctorate’s EE degrees to qualified students.
Georgia Tech also took the #18 spot in our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus are $31,334.
University of North Texas came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate ranking. University of North Texas is a large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 6 doctorate’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Texas are $15,618, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
With a ranking of #19, Cornell University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate list. Located in Ithaca, New York, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 23 degrees to qualified doctorate’s EE students in 2019-2020.
Cornell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell are $30,042, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
With a ranking of #20, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well on the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate list. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 26 doctorate’s EE degrees to qualified students.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845.
Read full report on Electrical Engineering at UMN Twin Cities
North Carolina State University landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate ranking. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 43 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s EE students in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NC State are $28,999.
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate list. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a public institution located in Norman, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma are $23,236, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read more about Electrical Engineering at University of Oklahoma
Mississippi State University landed the #23 spot on the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate ranking. Mississippi State is a large school located in Mississippi State, Mississippi that handed out 7 doctorate’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Mississippi State are $23,950, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read full report on Electrical Engineering at Mississippi State University
University of South Florida - Main Campus came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate ranking. USF Tampa is a large public school situated in Tampa, Florida. It awarded 16 doctorate’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Florida - Main Campus are $21,126, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read full report on Electrical Engineering at University of South Florida - Main Campus
University of Akron Main Campus landed the #25 spot on the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate ranking. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Akron, Ohio that handed out 7 doctorate’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Akron Main Campus are $15,217, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Full University of Akron Main Campus Electrical Engineering Report
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References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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Footnotes
- *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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