2025 Best Electrical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Tennessee

Ranked #14 in popularity, electrical engineering is one of the most sought-after doctor's degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Tennessee to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of electrical engineering. Combined, these schools handed out 37 doctor's degrees in electrical engineering to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to electrical engineering students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other electrical engineering students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• 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 doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Electrical Engineering Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Electrical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Electrical Engineering in Tennessee

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

Top Tennessee Schools for a Doctorate in EE

1

Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

18 Annual Graduates

Vanderbilt University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in electrical engineering. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in electrical engineering from Vanderbilt University

2

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Knoxville, TN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

19 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in electrical engineering has to look into The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. UT Knoxville is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville.More information about a doctorate in electrical engineering from The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Best Electrical Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Electrical Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	217	113
North Carolina	190	99
Georgia	190	91
Virginia	182	64
Mississippi	154	4
Louisiana	146	7
Alabama	139	20
South Carolina	135	16
Kentucky	119	10

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Rankings in Majors Related to EE

Electrical Engineering is one of 3 different types of Electrical Engineering programs to choose from.

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.