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2022 Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region

7 Ranked Colleges
153 Degrees Awarded
$20,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 6,597 people earned their degree in electrical, electronic and communications engineering technology/technician, making the major the 153rd most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 892 electrical, electronic and communications engineering technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 153 electrical, electronic and communications engineering technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in electrical, electronic and communications engineering technology/technician. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great electrical, electronic and communications engineering technology/technician programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the electrical, electronic and communications engineering technology/technician program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology in the Southwest Region

#1

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Houston is a large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 45 bachelors’s electrical technology degrees in 2019-2020.

UH also took the #2 spot in our “Best Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $12,838 for southwest region bachelor’s degree electrical technology students per year to attend UH.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Full UH Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Report

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the #2 spot on the list. University of North Texas is located in Denton, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s electrical technology degrees to qualified students.

UNT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $15,086 for southwest region bachelor’s degree electrical technology students per year to attend UNT.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology at University of North Texas

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s electrical technology degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree electrical technology students list, OSU has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for OSU is $14,648 for southwest region bachelor’s degree electrical technology students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology at OSU

#4

DeVry University - Arizona

Phoenix, Arizona
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DeVry University - Arizona. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. DeVry University - Arizona is located in Phoenix, Arizona and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s electrical technology degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree electrical technology students list, DeVry University - Arizona has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend DeVry University - Arizona is $28,531 for southwest region bachelor’s degree electrical technology students.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology at DeVry University - Arizona

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend DeVry University - Texas. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. DeVry University - Texas is a small private for-profit school situated in Irving, Texas. It awarded 1 bachelors’s electrical technology degrees in 2019-2020.

DeVry University - Texas also made our “Best Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend DeVry University - Texas is $30,282 for southwest region bachelor’s degree electrical technology students.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full DeVry University - Texas Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Report

#6

Texas Southern University

Houston, Texas
#7 in overall quality

Texas Southern University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. Texas Southern University is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

TSU also made our “Best Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #7. It costs about $19,430 for southwest region bachelor’s degree electrical technology students per year to attend TSU.

Full TSU Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Report

#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 58 bachelors’s electrical technology degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also made our “Best Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $19,057 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Electrical Technology students per year to attend Texas A&M University - College Station.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Texas A&M College Station Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Report

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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