2025 Best Electrical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Alabama

Ranked #13 in popularity, electrical engineering is one of the most sought-after doctor's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Alabama to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of electrical engineering. Combined, these schools handed out 29 doctor's degrees in electrical engineering to qualified students.

Jump to one of the following sections: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their doctor's degree from the school. After all, your doctor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

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.
• Student Debt - How much debt electrical engineering students go into to obtain their doctor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• 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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Electrical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Alabama list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Electrical Engineering in Alabama

The following list ranks 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

13 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Auburn University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in electrical engineering. Auburn is a very large public university located in the small city of Auburn.More information about a doctorate in electrical engineering from Auburn University

2

The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL

10 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in electrical engineering has to take a look at The University of Alabama. UA is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Tuscaloosa.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 Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	138	134
Virginia	127	64
Georgia	126	91
North Carolina	115	99
Mississippi	113	4
Louisiana	103	7
Tennessee	102	25
South Carolina	91	16
Kentucky	87	10

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Electrical Engineering Related Rankings by Major

One of 41 majors within the Engineering area of study, Electrical Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

EE Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering	29

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Civil Engineering	32
Mechanical Engineering	30
Computer Engineering	28
Chemical Engineering	17
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	13
Materials Engineering	12
Industrial Engineering	9
Biomedical Engineering	7
Systems Engineering	7
Polymer & Plastics Engineering	3

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.