2025 Best Electrical and Computer Engineering. Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

a doctor's degree in electrical and computer engineering. is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #116 out of 306 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for electrical and computer engineering. students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 88 doctor's degrees in electrical and computer engineering. during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their doctor's degree from the school. After all, your doctor's 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 and computer engineering. students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of electrical and computer 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 easy is it for electrical and computer engineering. to pay back their student loans after receiving their doctor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized electrical and computer engineering. related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for electrical and computer engineering. students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The electrical and computer engineering. 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 and Computer Engineering. Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Electrical and Computer Engineering. in the Southwest Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for electrical and computer engineering. students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top Southwest Region Schools for a Doctorate in Electrical and Computer Engineering.

1

Rice University
Houston, TX

20 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in electrical and computer engineering. has to take a look at Rice University. Rice is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Houston.More information about a doctorate in electrical and computer engineering. from Rice University

2

The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX

56 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in electrical and computer engineering. needs to check out The University of Texas at Austin. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in electrical and computer engineering. from The University of Texas at Austin

Best Electrical and Computer Engineering. Colleges by State

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	165	57

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Rankings in Majors Related to Electrical and Computer Engineering.

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

Electrical and Computer Engineering. Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical and Computer Engineering.	88

Most Popular Majors Related to Electrical and Computer Engineering.

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering	226
Electrical Engineering	204
Civil Engineering	177
Biomedical Engineering	148
Chemical Engineering	138
Materials Engineering	111
General Engineering	76
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	52
Petroleum Engineering	51
Industrial Engineering	48

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). More about our data sources and methodologies.