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

Electrical and Computer Engineering. isn't the most popular bachelor's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #214 in popularity out of 363 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 and computer engineering. students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 49 bachelor's degrees in electrical and computer engineering. during the 2022-2023 academic year.

Jump to one of the following sections: * Our Methodology

• Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools List

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor'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 bachelor'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 much debt electrical and computer engineering. students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized electrical and computer engineering. related body.

Our complete 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 bachelor'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. Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s 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 bachelor's degree.

Top Southwest Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Electrical and Computer Engineering.

1

Rice University
Houston, TX

22 Annual Graduates

Rice University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in electrical and computer engineering.. Rice is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Houston.More information about a bachelor’s in electrical and computer engineering. from Rice University

2

Baylor University
Waco, TX

27 Annual Graduates

Baylor University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in electrical and computer engineering.. Baylor is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Waco.More information about a bachelor’s in electrical and computer engineering. from Baylor University

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	245	42

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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.	49

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering	4,054
Electrical Engineering	2,288
Civil Engineering	1,533
Computer Engineering	1,146
Chemical Engineering	1,145
Biomedical Engineering	909
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	850
Industrial Engineering	671
General Engineering	340
Petroleum Engineering	281

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.