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2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Texas

10 Ranked Colleges
200 Degrees Awarded
$26,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Texas

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Texas” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Electrical Engineering is the 26th most popular major in the country with 29,892 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Texas, there were 2,583 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 200 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Texas” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in electrical engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality electrical engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the electrical engineering program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Texas

The colleges and universities below are the best for texas doctor’s degree ee students.

Top 11 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering in Texas

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Texas list. UT Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 63 doctorate’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Austin, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Texas list. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 27 doctorate’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M College Station, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743.

Full Texas A&M College Station Electrical Engineering Report

#3

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Texas list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s EE degrees to 24 students in 2019-2020.

UH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH are $18,689, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UH Electrical Engineering Report

#4

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #4 spot on the list. Texas Tech University is a large public school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 8 doctorate’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas Tech, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University are $17,530, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Electrical Engineering at Texas Tech

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #5 spot on the list. The University of Texas at Dallas is a large public school situated in Richardson, Texas. It awarded 35 doctorate’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas also made our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Dallas are $28,610, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at The University of Texas at Dallas

#8 in overall quality

The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Texas ranking. The University of Texas at Arlington is a large school located in Arlington, Texas that handed out 12 doctorate’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our texas doctor’s degree ee students list, UT Arlington has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Arlington are $23,376, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full The University of Texas at Arlington Electrical Engineering Report

#9 in overall quality

University of North Texas did quite well in the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Texas ranking, coming in at #7. Denton, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s EE degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNT, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNT are $15,618, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UNT Electrical Engineering Report

#8

Prairie View A & M University

Prairie View, Texas
#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Prairie View A & M University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Texas list. This medium-sized school is located in Prairie View, Texas, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

PVAMU also took the #10 spot in our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Prairie View A & M University are $17,071.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at Prairie View A & M University

#9

Rice University

Houston, Texas
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Rice University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Texas list. Rice University is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 doctorate’s EE degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rice, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rice University are $47,913, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at Rice

#11 in overall quality

The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well in the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Texas ranking, coming in at #9. UTSA is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UTSA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at San Antonio are $25,807.

Full UTSA Electrical Engineering Report

#5 in overall quality

Southern Methodist University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Texas ranking. This fairly large school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

SMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SMU are $47,478, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at SMU

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Notes and References

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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

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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