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2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k

11 Ranked Colleges
200 Degrees Awarded
$26,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Electrical Engineering is the 31st most popular major in the country with 30,670 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 200 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a degree in electrical engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent electrical engineering programs, but they also cost less that 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for texas doctor’s degree ee students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 11 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in Texas

#1

Rice University

Houston, Texas
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rice University landed the #1 spot on the list. Rice is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 11 doctorate’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

Rice not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 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 Rice University are $47,913.

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#1 in overall quality

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 in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 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 UT Austin are $22,886.

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

#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 For Those Making $48-$75k list. UH is located in Houston, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 24 doctorate’s EE degrees to qualified students.

UH also made our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston are $18,689, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k. Texas A&M College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 27 doctorate’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also made our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Texas A&M University - College Station Electrical Engineering Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Dallas. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k list. Richardson, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s EE degrees to 35 students in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Dallas are $28,610, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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

#6

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#7 in overall quality

Texas Tech University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k list. Texas Tech University is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 8 doctorate’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech also took the #7 spot in our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Texas Tech Electrical Engineering Report

#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 For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #7. The University of Texas at San Antonio is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s EE degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UTSA, the school also landed the #11 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 The University of Texas at San Antonio are $25,807.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at UTSA

#9 in overall quality

University of North Texas did quite well in the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #8. University of North Texas is a large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 6 doctorate’s EE degrees 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.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at University of North Texas

#8 in overall quality

The University of Texas at Arlington ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k list. UT Arlington is a large school located in Arlington, Texas that handed out 12 doctorate’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Arlington not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Arlington are $23,376, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UT Arlington Electrical Engineering Report

#10

Prairie View A & M University

Prairie View, Texas
#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, Prairie View A & M University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k list. Prairie View A & M University is located in Prairie View, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s EE degrees to qualified students.

PVAMU also took the #10 spot in our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Prairie View A & M University are $17,071, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Electrical Engineering at PVAMU

#5 in overall quality

Southern Methodist University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #11. Southern Methodist University is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s EE degrees to qualified students.

SMU also made our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at SMU are $47,478, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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