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2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Getting Aid

11 Ranked Colleges
200 Degrees Awarded
$26,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Getting Aid

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 Texas For Those Getting Aid” 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 Texas, there were 2,594 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $68,956 and $22,286 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 200 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in electrical engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great electrical engineering programs and cost less that 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Getting Aid.

Top 11 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering in Texas (With Aid)

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Getting Aid list. The University of Texas at Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 63 doctorate’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin also took the #1 spot in our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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

#2

Rice University

Houston, Texas
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Rice University landed the #2 spot on the list. Rice University is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 doctorate’s EE degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rice, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rice are $47,913, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Electrical Engineering at Rice

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Dallas. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Getting Aid list. UT Dallas is a large public school situated in Richardson, Texas. It awarded 35 doctorate’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas also took the #4 spot in our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Dallas are $28,610.

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

#4

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Getting Aid. UH is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 24 doctorate’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

UH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH are $18,689, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UH Electrical Engineering Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Getting Aid list. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school awarded 27 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s EE students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our texas doctor’s degree ee students with aid list, Texas A&M College Station has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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

#6

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#7 in overall quality

Texas Tech University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Getting Aid ranking. Texas Tech University is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our texas doctor’s degree ee students with aid list, Texas Tech has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530.

Read more about Electrical Engineering at Texas Tech

#7

Prairie View A & M University

Prairie View, Texas
#10 in overall quality

Prairie View A & M University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Getting Aid list. PVAMU is a medium-sized school located in Prairie View, Texas that handed out 7 doctorate’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

PVAMU also took the #10 spot in our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Prairie View A & M University are $17,071, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at Prairie View A & M University

#9 in overall quality

University of North Texas landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Getting Aid ranking. UNT is a large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 6 doctorate’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

UNT also took the #9 spot in our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNT are $15,618, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Electrical Engineering at UNT

#11 in overall quality

The University of Texas at San Antonio ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Getting Aid list. The University of Texas at San Antonio is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UTSA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UTSA are $25,807.

Full UTSA Electrical Engineering Report

#8 in overall quality

The University of Texas at Arlington ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Getting Aid list. UT Arlington is a public institution located in Arlington, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Arlington also took the #8 spot in our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Arlington are $23,376.

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

#5 in overall quality

Southern Methodist University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Getting Aid ranking. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s EE degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our texas doctor’s degree ee students with aid list, SMU has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Methodist University are $47,478, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full SMU Electrical Engineering Report

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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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