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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in Texas

16 Ranked Colleges
672 Degrees Awarded
$23,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value EE Schools for a Master's in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 30,670 people earned their degree in electrical engineering, making the major the 31st most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, electrical engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $70,098 and had an average of $23,581 in loans still to pay off.

Across Texas, there were 2,594 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $68,956 and $22,286 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 672 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 16 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 Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 16 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in Texas

#1

Rice University

Houston, Texas
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rice University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k list. Rice University is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 41 masters’s EE degrees to qualified students.

Rice did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rice are $47,913, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#13 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k list. UT Rio Grande Valley is a large school located in Edinburg, Texas that handed out 4 masters’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Rio Grande Valley did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley are $15,151, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school awarded 139 diplomas to qualified masters’s EE students in 2019-2020.

UT Austin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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Out of the 16 schools in the Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #4 spot on the list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 106 masters’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k list. Denton, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s EE degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our texas master’s degree ee students whose families make $0-$30k list, UNT has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’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 UNT are $15,618.

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#6

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

With a ranking of #6, Texas Tech University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 41 masters’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’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 Texas Tech University are $17,530.

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#7

University of Houston

Houston, Texas

University of Houston came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. UH is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 38 masters’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

UH also took the #7 spot in our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH are $18,689, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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With a ranking of #8, The University of Texas at Tyler did quite well on the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k list. The University of Texas at Tyler is a medium-sized public school situated in Tyler, Texas. It awarded 2 masters’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Tyler also took the #0 spot in our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’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 The University of Texas at Tyler are $16,308.

Full UT Tyler Electrical Engineering Report

The University of Texas at Dallas did quite well in the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #9. Richardson, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s EE degrees to 108 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Dallas, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’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 The University of Texas at Dallas are $28,610.

Full The University of Texas at Dallas Electrical Engineering Report

The University of Texas at San Antonio came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this large public school awarded 22 degrees to qualified masters’s EE students in 2019-2020.

UTSA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UTSA are $25,807, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Electrical Engineering at The University of Texas at San Antonio

With a ranking of #11, The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well on the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in El Paso, Texas, and it awarded 11 masters’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

UTEP not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at El Paso are $16,180, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#12 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - Kingsville ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k list. Kingsville, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s EE degrees to 34 students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M Kingsville not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - Kingsville are $14,066, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Texas A&M University - Kingsville Electrical Engineering Report

#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #13, The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well on the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k list. UT Arlington is located in Arlington, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 71 masters’s EE degrees to qualified students.

UT Arlington did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Arlington are $23,376, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Electrical Engineering at The University of Texas at Arlington

#14

Prairie View A & M University

Prairie View, Texas
#11 in overall quality

Prairie View A & M University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k list. Prairie View A & M University is a medium-sized school located in Prairie View, Texas that handed out 13 masters’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

PVAMU also made our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #11. Average graduate tuition and fees at Prairie View A & M University are $17,071, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#15

St. Mary's University

San Antonio, Texas

With a ranking of #15, St. Mary’s University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k list. St. Mary’s is a small private not-for-profit school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 2 masters’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at St. Mary’s, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at St. Mary’s are $19,320, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4 in overall quality

Southern Methodist University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Dallas, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 20 degrees to qualified masters’s EE students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our texas master’s degree ee students whose families make $0-$30k list, SMU has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’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 SMU are $47,478.

Full SMU Electrical Engineering Report

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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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