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2026 Best Telecommunications Engineering Schools in Texas

1 Colleges in the United States
30 Telecommunications Engineering Degrees Awarded
$70,632 Avg Early-Career Salary

Telecommunications Engineering programs are offered at a focused set of schools across the country. The schools below stand out for the quality of their telecommunications engineering programs.

College Factual analyzed 2 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best telecommunications engineering schools.

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Best Schools for Telecommunications Engineering in Texas

If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the telecommunications engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Schools in Telecommunications Engineering

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Leading the list is Southern Methodist University, our #1 school for telecommunications engineering. This large private not-for-profit university is located in the suburb of Dallas. The six-year graduation rate is 84%. About 30 telecommunications engineering degrees were awarded at Southern Methodist University in the most recent year. Soon after graduation, telecommunications engineering degree recipients from Southern Methodist University generally make around $70,632. Students borrow a median of $20,712 to complete this degree. See the full telecommunications engineering program report for Southern Methodist University

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Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 2 schools evaluated.

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