by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual reviewed 69 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of electrical engineering. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 2,178 doctor's degrees in electrical engineering during the <nil> academic year.
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The ee doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality ee program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:
The overall quality of a doctor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
Average early-career salary of those graduating with their doctor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their doctor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
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.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Electrical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools list to help you make the college decision.
Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in electrical engineering. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
Stanford University is a good decision for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in electrical engineering. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Stanford.More information about a doctorate in electrical engineering from Stanford University
University of California - Berkeley is a great decision for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in electrical engineering. UC Berkeley is a very large public university located in the city of Berkeley.More information about a doctorate in electrical engineering from University of California - Berkeley
Carnegie Mellon University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in electrical engineering. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in electrical engineering from Carnegie Mellon University
Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in electrical engineering needs to check out Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in electrical engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology
USC is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Los Angeles.More information about a doctorate in electrical engineering from University of Southern California
Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Ithaca.More information about a doctorate in electrical engineering from Cornell University
Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in electrical engineering from Duke University
Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in electrical engineering from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Evanston.More information about a doctorate in electrical engineering from Northwestern University
Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Baltimore.More information about a doctorate in electrical engineering from Johns Hopkins University
UMCP is a very large public university located in the suburb of College Park.More information about a doctorate in electrical engineering from University of Maryland - College Park
Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in electrical engineering from University of California - Los Angeles
Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in electrical engineering from Texas A&M University - College Station
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Electrical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Purdue University - Main Campus | West Lafayette, IN |
| 15 | Columbia University in the City of New York | New York, NY |
| 16 | University of California - San Diego | La Jolla, CA |
| 17 | University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA |
| 18 | Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN |
| 19 | Northeastern University | Boston, MA |
| 20 | University of Notre Dame | Notre Dame, IN |
| 21 | Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus | Atlanta, GA |
| 22 | North Carolina State University | Raleigh, NC |
| 23 | Rutgers University - New Brunswick | New Brunswick, NJ |
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One of 41 majors within the Engineering area of study, Electrical Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Electrical Engineering | 2,142 |
| Optical Enginering | 20 |
| Other Electrical Engineering | 16 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering | 1,842 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 1,361 |
| Civil Engineering | 1,240 |
| Chemical Engineering | 1,120 |
| Materials Engineering | 772 |
| General Engineering | 458 |
| Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 428 |
| Computer Engineering | 392 |
| Industrial Engineering | 346 |
| Other Engineering | 219 |
