2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in Nevada

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Nevada For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Electrical Engineering is the 31st most popular major in the country with 30,670 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, electrical engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $70,098 and had an average of $23,581 in loans still to pay off.

Across Nevada, there were 94 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,400 and $23,214 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 9 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $84,833 and $191,671 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Nevada For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in electrical engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality electrical engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the electrical engineering program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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 Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Nevada For Those Making $30-$48k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Nevada For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Nevada For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in Nevada

#1

University of Nevada - Las Vegas

Las Vegas, Nevada

#1 in overall quality

$21,962 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Las Vegas. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Nevada For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Las Vegas, Nevada, this large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s EE students in 2019-2020.

UNLV did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Nevada” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nevada - Las Vegas are $21,962.

Read more about Electrical Engineering at UNLV

#2

University of Nevada - Reno

Reno, Nevada

#1 in overall quality

$21,971 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nevada - Reno. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Nevada For Those Making $30-$48k. UNR is located in Reno, Nevada and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s EE degrees to qualified students.

UNR did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Nevada” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nevada - Reno are $21,971.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at University of Nevada - Reno

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in the Far Western US Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income $30-$48k)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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