2025 Best Electrical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Alabama

If you pursue a doctor's degree in electrical engineering, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #14 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Electrical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Alabama ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 29 doctor's degrees in electrical engineering during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to electrical engineering students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other electrical engineering students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• 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 colleges for electrical engineering students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Electrical Engineering Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Electrical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Alabama ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Electrical Engineering in Alabama

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in electrical engineering.

Top Alabama Schools for a Doctorate in EE

1

Auburn University
Auburn, AL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

13 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a doctor's 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.More information about a doctorate in electrical engineering from Auburn University

2

The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

The University of Alabama is a great option for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in electrical engineering. Located in the midsize city of Tuscaloosa, UA is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in electrical engineering from The University of Alabama

Best Electrical Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Electrical Engineering Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	217	113
North Carolina	190	99
Georgia	190	91
Virginia	182	64
Mississippi	154	4
Tennessee	150	25
Louisiana	146	7
South Carolina	135	16
Kentucky	119	10

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Rankings in Majors Related to EE

Electrical Engineering is one of 3 different types of Electrical Engineering programs to choose from.

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.