2025 Best Electrical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Electrical Engineering is of the hottest doctor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #13 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

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 Plains States Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 78 doctor's degrees in electrical engineering to qualified students.

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Average Early-Career Salaries

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.

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 complete 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 Plains States Region.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Electrical Engineering in the Plains States Region

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

Top Plains States Region Schools for a Doctorate in EE

1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN

30 Annual Graduates

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a great decision for students interested in a doctor's degree in electrical engineering. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in electrical engineering from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

2

Missouri University of Science and Technology
Rolla, MO

12 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in electrical engineering has to look into Missouri University of Science and Technology. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized public university located in the town of Rolla.More information about a doctorate in electrical engineering from Missouri University of Science and Technology

Best Electrical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best electrical engineering schools for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	122	46
Minnesota	120	31
Iowa	110	0
Kansas	97	13
Nebraska	70	12
North Dakota	68	8
South Dakota	45	8

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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	78

Majors Similar to EE

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Biomedical Engineering	92
Civil Engineering	83
Mechanical Engineering	81
Chemical Engineering	61
Industrial Engineering	44
Engineering Mechanics	36
Other Engineering	33
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	28
Materials Engineering	20
Agricultural Engineering	18

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.