2025 Best Electrical Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region
58Colleges in the Southeast Region
4,942EE Degrees Awarded
$83,097Avg Early-Career Salary
Ranked #39 in popularity, electrical engineering is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 58 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Electrical Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 4,942 degrees in electrical engineering annually.
Your choice of electrical engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Electrical Engineering School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Electrical Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Electrical Engineering in the Southeast Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the ee degree levels they offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
It's hard to beat Duke University if you want to pursue a degree in electrical engineering. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #7 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Duke is a great university overall.
There were roughly 96 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Duke in the most recent data year.
It's difficult to beat Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus if you wish to pursue a degree in electrical engineering. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #19 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Georgia Tech is a great school overall.
There were roughly 523 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Georgia Tech in the most recent data year. Those electrical engineering students who get their degree from Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus receive $10,231 more than the typical ee student.
Vanderbilt University is a good decision for students interested in a degree in electrical engineering. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Nashville. A Best Colleges rank of #18 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Vanderbilt is a great university overall.
There were roughly 41 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Vanderbilt in the most recent data year.
University of Florida is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in electrical engineering. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #56 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UF is a great university overall.
There were about 287 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent year we have data available. Those electrical engineering students who get their degree from University of Florida earn $6,849 more than the typical ee student.
Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #58 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Virginia Tech is a great school overall.
There were about 191 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Virginia Tech in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the electrical engineering major at Virginia Tech earn $3,188 more than the standard college graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.
NC State is a very large public university located in the large city of Raleigh. A Best Colleges rank of #122 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means NC State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 286 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at NC State in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, ee degree recipients usually make around $80,352 in their early careers.
Clemson is a very large public university located in the medium-sized suburb of Clemson. A Best Colleges rank of #149 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Clemson is a great university overall.
There were roughly 98 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Clemson in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, ee degree recipients generally make an average of $77,925 in their early careers.
Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #35 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means University of Virginia is a great university overall.
There were roughly 65 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at University of Virginia in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the ee program earn an average of $82,135 in their early career salary.
UCF is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Orlando. This university ranks 10th out of 70 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were approximately 273 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UCF in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the ee program make around $75,498 for their early career.
Auburn is a very large public university located in the small city of Auburn. This university ranks 2nd out of 42 schools for overall quality in the state of Alabama.
There were approximately 111 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Auburn in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the ee program make around $78,680 in their early career salary.
UA is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Tuscaloosa. This university ranks 3rd out of 42 colleges for overall quality in the state of Alabama.
There were approximately 98 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UA in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduating, ee degree recipients generally earn about $79,504 at the beginning of their careers.
Here are some additional great schools for Electrical Engineering students in the Southeast Region that almost earned our Best Electrical Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region award.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
Your choice of electrical engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Electrical Engineering School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
