2024 Best Electrical Engineering Schools in Alabama
7Colleges in Alabama
350EE Degrees Awarded
$66,679Avg Early-Career Salary
Ranked #39 in popularity, electrical engineering is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in Alabama to determine which ones were the best for electrical engineering students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 350 degrees in electrical engineering to qualified students.
The ee program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Electrical Engineering rankings. We derive our Best Overall Electrical Engineering School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
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 Alabama ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Electrical Engineering in Alabama
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the ee degree levels they offer.
Any student pursuing a degree in electrical engineering needs to look into Auburn University. Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #154 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Auburn is a great university overall.
There were about 111 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Auburn in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the electrical engineering major at Auburn University make $5,595 more than the average graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
It's hard to beat The University of Alabama if you want to pursue a degree in electrical engineering. UA is a very large public university located in the small city of Tuscaloosa. A Best Colleges rank of #139 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UA is a great university overall.
There were roughly 98 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UA in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the ee program earn an average of $65,725 in their early career salary.
University of Alabama in Huntsville is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in electrical engineering. UAH is a moderately-sized public university located in the medium-sized city of Huntsville. This university ranks 7th out of 40 colleges for overall quality in the state of Alabama.
There were about 65 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UAH in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the ee program make an average of $68,266 in their early career salary.
University of Alabama at Birmingham is a good decision for students interested in a degree in electrical engineering. UAB is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham. A Best Colleges rank of #260 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UAB is a great university overall.
There were about 15 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UAB in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the ee program earn around $66,413 in the first couple years of their career.
Located in the medium-sized city of Mobile, USA is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 8th out of 40 colleges for overall quality in the state of Alabama.
There were about 31 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at USA in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the electrical engineering degree program at University of South Alabama earn $3,234 more than the standard graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
Tuskegee is a small private not-for-profit university located in the distant town of Tuskegee. This university ranks 26th out of 40 colleges for overall quality in the state of Alabama.
There were approximately 12 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Tuskegee in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the ee program make about $66,151 in the first couple years of their career.
AAMU is a medium-sized public university located in the midsize city of Normal. This university ranks 39th out of 40 colleges for overall quality in the state of Alabama.
There were about 18 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at AAMU in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, ee degree recipients typically earn around $58,009 in the first five years of their career.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
The ee program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Electrical Engineering rankings. We derive our Best Overall Electrical Engineering School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
