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2024 Best Electrical Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region

33 Colleges in the Southwest Region
3,662 EE Degrees Awarded
$75,229 Avg Early-Career Salary
Electrical Engineering is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #39 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 33 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for electrical engineering students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 3,662 degrees in electrical engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Electrical Engineering School

Best Electrical Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region Your choice of electrical engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for electrical engineering schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Electrical Engineering Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in EE
Bachelor's Degrees in EE
Master's Degrees in EE
Doctor's Degrees in EE

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Electrical Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.


 

Best Schools for Electrical Engineering in the Southwest Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the ee degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top Southwest Region Schools in EE

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Rice University
Houston, TX
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
15th Most Popular In TX
46 EE Degrees Awarded

It's difficult to beat Rice University if you want to pursue a degree in electrical engineering. Rice is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Houston. A Best Colleges rank of #16 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Rice is a great university overall.

There were approximately 46 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Rice in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
353 EE Degrees Awarded
$102,350 Median Starting Salary

Every student pursuing a degree in electrical engineering has to take a look at The University of Texas at Austin. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #36 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UT Austin is a great university overall.

There were about 353 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent year we have data available. Those electrical engineering students who get their degree from The University of Texas at Austin receive $27,121 more than the typical ee student.

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3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
363 EE Degrees Awarded
$77,533 Median Starting Salary

It's difficult to beat Texas A&M University - College Station if you want to pursue a degree in electrical engineering. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Texas A&M College Station is a great university overall.

There were about 363 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent year we have data available. Electrical Engineering degree recipients from Texas A&M University - College Station earn a boost of approximately $2,304 over the typical earnings of electrical engineering majors.

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4
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
12th Most Popular In TX
66 EE Degrees Awarded

It is difficult to beat Southern Methodist University if you wish to pursue a degree in electrical engineering. Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #73 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means SMU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 66 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at SMU in the most recent data year.

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5
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
434 EE Degrees Awarded
$78,125 Median Starting Salary

ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Tempe. A Best Colleges rank of #119 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means ASU - Tempe is a great university overall.

There were approximately 434 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent data year. Those electrical engineering students who get their degree from Arizona State University - Tempe make $2,895 more than the typical ee grad.

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6
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
193 EE Degrees Awarded
$86,619 Median Starting Salary

Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #133 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means University of Arizona is a great university overall.

There were roughly 193 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at University of Arizona in the most recent data year. Those electrical engineering students who get their degree from University of Arizona receive $11,390 more than the standard ee graduate.

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7
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
257 EE Degrees Awarded
$82,236 Median Starting Salary

Located in the city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #216 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UT Dallas is a great university overall.

There were about 257 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UT Dallas in the most recent data year. Those electrical engineering students who get their degree from The University of Texas at Dallas earn $7,007 more than the standard ee student.

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8
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
153 EE Degrees Awarded
$75,967 Median Starting Salary

Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #211 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UH is a great university overall.

There were roughly 153 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UH in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the ee program report average early career earnings of $75,967.

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9
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
113 EE Degrees Awarded
$73,975 Median Starting Salary

Texas Tech is a fairly large public university located in the city of Lubbock. A Best Colleges rank of #168 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Texas Tech is a great university overall.

There were roughly 113 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Texas Tech in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the ee program report average early career earnings of $73,975.

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10
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
125 EE Degrees Awarded
16.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #140 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means University of Oklahoma is a great university overall.

There were approximately 125 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at University of Oklahoma in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, ee degree recipients typically earn around $75,955 at the beginning of their careers.

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Best Electrical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best electrical engineering colleges for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Texas 317 2,379
Arizona 287 869
Oklahoma 257 256
New Mexico 219 149

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One of 41 majors within the Engineering area of study, Electrical Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

EE Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 3,431
Other Electrical Engineering 193
Telecommunications Engineering 38

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 5,420
Civil Engineering 2,298
General Engineering 1,837
Computer Engineering 1,801
Chemical Engineering 1,506
Industrial Engineering 1,352
Biomedical Engineering 1,324
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 1,000
Petroleum Engineering 629
Materials Engineering 324

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