Doctoral Degree in Electrical Engineering

Phillip M. Drayer Department of Electrical Engineering

Degree: Doctor of Engineering
Major: Electrical Engineering
Hours: 61

Doctor of Engineering - Electrical Engineering

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Degree Description

The Lamar University Doctor of Engineering Degree in Electrical Engineering is designed to prepare you, as a practicing electrical engineer, to advance research, development and education for addressing national and global challenges towards a highly sustainable industrial-based focus on power and energy and electronic systems.

Why Study Electrical Engineering at Lamar?

The Doctor of Engineering Degree in Electrical Engineering at Lamar University offers competitive scholarships and assistantships for you as a highly qualified student with research interests compatible with those of the electrical engineering faculty.
The College of Engineering at Lamar University is world-renown for its excellence in producing outstanding graduates. With dedicated faculty and staff, you will be prepared to enter the workforce upon graduation. 

Career Paths

Electrical engineers work with technology to design a broad range of devices and systems. From electrical power grids that supply homes and industry with electricity to systems that deliver telephone, radio, television, network and space communications, electrical engineers design the computers that affect almost all of our modern lifestyles.

Often overlapping with computer engineering, a college degree in electrical engineering can open up the door to a technical career in almost any industry. Since technology is always changing and expanding, the need for electrical engineers is always growing.

Primary Careers

Systems engineer, software engineer, electrical designer, business technology analyst

Career Areas

  • Automatic controls
  • Bioelectronics
  • Digital systems
  • Electromagnetics
  • Analog electronics
  • Power and energy systems
  • Communications and signal processing

Median Salary

$100,830

Types of Employers

  • Computer technology companies
  • Technology manufacturers
  • Power and energy plants
  • Chemical refineries
  • Construction companies
  • Aeronautics
Harley Myler, Ph.D., PE
Wm. B. and Mary G. Endowed Chair, Professor
Gleb Tcheslavski, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Interim Chair