2025 Best Electrical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Electrical Engineering is of the hottest doctor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #14 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Electrical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 65 doctor's degrees in electrical engineering during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on electrical engineering students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of electrical engineering students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized electrical engineering related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for electrical engineering students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The ee school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Electrical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Electrical Engineering in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in electrical engineering.

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools for a Doctorate in EE

1

University of Colorado Boulder
Boulder, CO

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

22 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of Colorado Boulder if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in electrical engineering. CU - Boulder is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Boulder.More information about a doctorate in electrical engineering from University of Colorado Boulder

2

University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

19 Annual Graduates

University of Utah is a great decision for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in electrical engineering. U of U is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.More information about a doctorate in electrical engineering from University of Utah

Best Electrical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best electrical engineering schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Colorado	182	35
Utah	144	20
Idaho	57	4
Montana	47	1
Wyoming	36	3

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Electrical Engineering Related Rankings by Major

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Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to NASA. More about our data sources and methodologies.