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2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Southwest Region

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Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on EE Major in the Southwest Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Electrical Engineering is the 30th most popular major in the country with 25,951 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.

Across the Southwest region, there were 3,114 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 574 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,505 and $37,295 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 29 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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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree ee students.

Top 25 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering in the Southwest Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma Christian University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Southwest Region list. OC is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Edmond, Oklahoma. It awarded 12 masters’s ee degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Oklahoma Christian University Electrical Engineering Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - Kingsville. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Kingsville, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 16 diplomas to qualified masters’s ee students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at Texas A&M Kingsville

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Out of the 29 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #3 spot on the list. The University of Texas at Dallas is a public institution located in Richardson, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 57 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at The University of Texas at Dallas

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Out of the 29 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 94 masters’s ee degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Full ASU - Tempe Electrical Engineering Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Southwest Region list. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 28 masters’s ee degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

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LeTourneau University
Longview, Texas

LeTourneau University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Longview, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s ee degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at LeTourneau University

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The University of Texas at Arlington ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Southwest Region list. The University of Texas at Arlington is located in Arlington, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 22 masters’s ee degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Electrical Engineering at UT Arlington

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University of New Mexico - Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Southwest Region list. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s ee degrees to 27 students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

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Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #9. Texas A&M College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 65 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Electrical Engineering at Texas A&M College Station

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Prairie View A & M University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Southwest Region list. Prairie View, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s ee degrees to 16 students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at PVAMU

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With a ranking of #11, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is located in Norman, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 36 masters’s ee degrees to qualified students.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Electrical Engineering Report

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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #12. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a large school located in Edinburg, Texas that handed out 21 masters’s ee degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full UT Rio Grande Valley Electrical Engineering Report

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Rice University
Houston, Texas

Rice University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 5 masters’s ee degrees in 2021-2022.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read more about Electrical Engineering at Rice

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St. Mary's University
San Antonio, Texas

St. Mary’s University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Southwest Region ranking. St. Mary’s is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full St. Mary’s Electrical Engineering Report

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University of Houston
Houston, Texas

With a ranking of #15, University of Houston did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Southwest Region list. UH is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 29 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full University of Houston Electrical Engineering Report

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Southern Methodist University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Southern Methodist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.

With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Southern Methodist University Electrical Engineering Report

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Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas

Texas Tech University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas Tech is a large public school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 25 masters’s ee degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Electrical Engineering at Texas Tech

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The University of Texas at San Antonio ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Southwest Region list. The University of Texas at San Antonio is a large school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 19 masters’s ee degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UTSA Electrical Engineering Report

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The University of Texas at El Paso ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Southwest Region list. The University of Texas at El Paso is a public institution located in El Paso, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 21 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Electrical Engineering at UTEP

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Arizona State University - Skysong ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Skysong is a public institution located in Scottsdale, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 37 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Electrical Engineering at Arizona State University - Skysong

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University of Tulsa
Tulsa, Oklahoma

University of Tulsa came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Tulsa is a small school located in Tulsa, Oklahoma that handed out 1 masters’s ee degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Electrical Engineering at University of Tulsa

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Stillwater, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s ee degrees to 7 students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at OSU

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University of North Texas ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Southwest Region list. UNT is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 26 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at UNT

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University of Central Oklahoma landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Edmond, Oklahoma is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s ee degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Electrical Engineering at UCO

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The University of Texas at Tyler did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #25. The University of Texas at Tyler is a medium-sized public school situated in Tyler, Texas. It awarded 1 masters’s ee degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Electrical Engineering at The University of Texas at Tyler

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