2027 Best Value Engineering Design Schools in the Southwest Region
[Engineering Design](/majors/engineering-technologies/engineering-related-fields/engineering-design/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
College Factual analyzed 1 schools to build this 2027 ranking of the best value engineering design schools.
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2027 Best Value Engineering Design Schools in the Southwest Region
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in engineering design, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Engineering Design Schools
Our analysis ranked Arizona State University the best value for a degree in engineering design in the Southwest Region. Set in the city of Tempe, Arizona State University is a very large public institution. Students from in state pay about $12,223 in tuition and fees, while out-of-state students pay about $33,139. Engineering Design graduates carry a median of $31,000 in student loans. Early-career engineering design graduates make about $76,149. That is a strong return on a $31,000 median debt. The acceptance rate is 90%.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the one ranked school only.
- 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).
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