by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on EE Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 28,844 people earned their degree in electrical engineering, making the major the 39th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, electrical engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $74,380 and had an average of $24,114 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 3,662 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,229 and $24,017 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 39 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on EE Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in electrical engineering. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their electrical engineering program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree ee students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend El Paso Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on EE Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in El Paso, Texas, and it awarded 17 associates’s EE degrees in 2020-2021.
Full El Paso Community College Electrical Engineering Report
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on EE Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Del Mar College landed the #2 spot on the list. DMC is a fairly large school located in Corpus Christi, Texas that handed out 4 associates’s EE degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on EE Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, McLennan Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Waco, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified associates’s EE students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Austin Community College District. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on EE Major in the Southwest Region. Austin Community College District is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Electrical Engineering at Austin Community College District
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Collin County Community College District. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on EE Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in McKinney, Texas, this large public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified associates’s EE students in 2020-2021.
Full Collin County Community College District Electrical Engineering Report
Blinn College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on EE Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Brenham, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s EE students in 2020-2021.
Langston University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on EE Major in the Southwest Region list. Langston University is a public institution located in Langston, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Electrical Engineering at Langston University
Palo Alto College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on EE Major in the Southwest Region list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s EE degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Electrical Engineering at Palo Alto College
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