2025 Best Electrical Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Electrical Engineering isn't the most popular associate program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #145 in popularity out of 328 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for electrical engineering students pursuing a associate degree. Combined, these schools handed out 47 associate degrees in electrical engineering to qualified students.

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Average Early-Career Salaries

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their associate degree from the school. After all, your associate 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 associate 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 easy is it for electrical engineering to pay back their student loans after receiving their associate degree.
• 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 associate 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 Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Electrical Engineering in the Southwest Region

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for electrical engineering students seeking a an associate degree.

Top Southwest Region Schools for an Associate in EE

1

Austin Community College District
Austin, TX

11 Annual Graduates

Austin Community College District is one of the finest schools in the country for getting an associate degree in electrical engineering. Austin Community College District is a fairly large public college located in the large city of Austin.More information about a associate in electrical engineering from Austin Community College District

2

El Paso Community College
El Paso, TX

18 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat El Paso Community College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in electrical engineering. El Paso Community College is a fairly large public college located in the large city of El Paso.More information about a associate in electrical engineering from El Paso Community College

Best Electrical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best electrical engineering colleges for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	200	39
Oklahoma	136	0

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Electrical Engineering Related Rankings by Major

Electrical Engineering is one of 41 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

EE Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering	45
Other Electrical Engineering	2

Majors Similar to EE

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Engineering	642
Engineering Science	65
Mechanical Engineering	63
Civil Engineering	26
Engineering Mechanics	10
Industrial Engineering	9
Computer Engineering	6
Chemical Engineering	4
Materials Engineering	3
Surveying Engineering	1

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.