by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2021-2022, 26,528 people earned their degree in electrical engineering, making the major the 39th most popular in the United States. In , electrical engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $74,389 and had an average of $23,045 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 3,347 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,229 and $22,637 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 691 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,505 and $37,295 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 30 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in electrical engineering. That schools that top this list have a program in electrical engineering in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Southwest Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma Christian University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Edmond, Oklahoma, and it awarded 12 masters’s ee degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - Kingsville. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Kingsville, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 16 diplomas to qualified masters’s ee students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Electrical Engineering at Texas A&M University - Kingsville
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Dallas. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Southwest Region list. UT Dallas is a large public school situated in Richardson, Texas. It awarded 61 masters’s ee degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full The University of Texas at Dallas Electrical Engineering Report
Out of the 30 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Methodist University landed the #4 spot on the list. SMU is a fairly large school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 29 masters’s ee degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Out of the 30 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #5 spot on the list. ASU - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 94 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Full Arizona State University - Tempe Electrical Engineering Report
New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, this fairly large public school awarded 28 degrees to qualified masters’s ee students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Electrical Engineering at New Mexico State University - Main Campus
University of Arizona did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 96 masters’s ee degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
LeTourneau University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. LeTourneau University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Longview, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
The University of Texas at Arlington ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Arlington, Texas, and it awarded 22 masters’s ee degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #10, University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Southwest Region list. UNM is a public institution located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The school has a large population, and it awarded 27 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full University of New Mexico - Main Campus Electrical Engineering Report
Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 65 masters’s ee degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Texas A&M College Station Electrical Engineering Report
Prairie View A & M University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #12. Prairie View, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s ee degrees to 16 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #13, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Southwest Region list. Norman, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s ee degrees to 36 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Read full report on Electrical Engineering at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Southwest Region ranking. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is located in Edinburg, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 21 masters’s ee degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #15, Rice University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Southwest Region list. Rice University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 5 masters’s ee degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
St. Mary’s University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Southwest Region list. St. Mary’s is a small private not-for-profit school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 2 masters’s ee degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Houston did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #17. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school awarded 29 diplomas to qualified masters’s ee students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Texas Tech University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s ee degrees to 25 students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Electrical Engineering at Texas Tech University
The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #19. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s ee degrees to 19 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full The University of Texas at San Antonio Electrical Engineering Report
The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #20. El Paso, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s ee degrees to 21 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full The University of Texas at El Paso Electrical Engineering Report
Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Scottsdale, Arizona, this large public school awarded 37 degrees to qualified masters’s ee students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Tulsa landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Tulsa is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It awarded 1 masters’s ee degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Electrical Engineering at University of Tulsa
Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Electrical Engineering at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus
University of North Texas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #24. UNT is located in Denton, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 26 masters’s ee degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of North Texas Electrical Engineering Report
University of Central Oklahoma landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Central Oklahoma is a fairly large public school situated in Edmond, Oklahoma. It awarded 1 masters’s ee degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Electrical Engineering at University of Central Oklahoma
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