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Electrical Engineering is the 30th most popular major in the country with 28,166 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Texas, there were 2,349 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,678 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,932 and $25,894 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in Texas” ranking, we looked at 27 colleges that offer a degree in electrical engineering. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in electrical engineering.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in Texas”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - Texarkana. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in Texas. Texas A&M University - Texarkana is a small public school situated in Texarkana, Texas. It awarded 19 bachelors’s EE degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 27 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Southern University landed the #2 spot on the list. TSU is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 43 bachelors’s EE degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 27 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, LeTourneau University landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Longview, Texas, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s EE degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 27 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in El Paso, Texas, and it awarded 110 bachelors’s EE degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in Texas list. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school awarded 332 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s EE students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Prairie View A & M University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in Texas ranking. PVAMU is a medium-sized public school situated in Prairie View, Texas. It awarded 31 bachelors’s EE degrees in 2020-2021.
The University of Texas at Tyler did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #7. UT Tyler is a medium-sized school located in Tyler, Texas that handed out 49 bachelors’s EE degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Rice University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in Texas list. Rice University is a medium-sized school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 38 bachelors’s EE degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
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The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in Texas ranking. Located in Richardson, Texas, this large public school handed out 126 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s EE students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
Texas A&M University - Kingsville came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in Texas ranking. Texas A&M Kingsville is a medium-sized school located in Kingsville, Texas that handed out 24 bachelors’s EE degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in Texas list. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s EE degrees to 247 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Texas A&M College Station Electrical Engineering Report
The University of Texas at San Antonio ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in Texas list. The University of Texas at San Antonio is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 98 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Texas State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #13. San Marcos, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s EE degrees to 78 students in 2020-2021.
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University of Houston came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in Texas ranking. University of Houston is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 95 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in Texas list. UT Rio Grande Valley is a large school located in Edinburg, Texas that handed out 52 bachelors’s EE degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Texas Tech University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in Texas ranking. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s EE degrees to 70 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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University of North Texas came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in Texas ranking. University of North Texas is located in Denton, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 76 bachelors’s EE degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
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With a ranking of #18, The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in Texas list. UT Arlington is a large public school situated in Arlington, Texas. It awarded 92 bachelors’s EE degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #19, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in Texas list. Corpus Christi, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s EE degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
Full Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi Electrical Engineering Report
Lamar University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in Texas ranking. Beaumont, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s EE degrees to 26 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
St. Mary’s University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #21. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s EE degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #22, Texas A&M University - Commerce did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in Texas list. Texas A&M University - Commerce is a public institution located in Commerce, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Southern Methodist University landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in Texas ranking. Southern Methodist University is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s EE degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Tarleton State University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in Texas ranking. Tarleton is a fairly large public school situated in Stephenville, Texas. It awarded 9 bachelors’s EE degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Tarleton State University Electrical Engineering Report
West Texas A&M University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #25. West Texas A&M University is a public institution located in Canyon, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full West Texas A&M University Electrical Engineering Report
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