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2022 Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

9 Ranked Colleges
254 Degrees Awarded
$22,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 6,319 people earned their degree in engineering-related fields, making the major the 120th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, engineering-related fields graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $73,026 and had an average of $26,903 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 358 engineering-related fields graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,700 and $22,500 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 254 engineering-related fields graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in engineering-related fields. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality engineering-related fields programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the engineering-related fields program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree engineering-related fields students whose families make $30-$48k.

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Texas A&M University - College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 44 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also made our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 15 masters’s engineering-related fields degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree engineering-related fields students whose families make $30-$48k list, University of Arizona has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also made our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Arizona State University - Tempe Engineering-Related Fields Report

#4

Lamar University

Beaumont, Texas
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lamar University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Lamar University is located in Beaumont, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s engineering-related fields degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lamar University, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lamar University are $15,699, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Tyler landed the #5 spot on the list. UT Tyler is a public institution located in Tyler, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 22 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Tyler also took the #8 spot in our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Tyler are $16,308, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#5 in overall quality

Texas State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in San Marcos, Texas, and it awarded 9 masters’s engineering-related fields degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State are $17,040, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Texas State Engineering-Related Fields Report

#7 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - Kingsville did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #7. Texas A&M Kingsville is a medium-sized public school situated in Kingsville, Texas. It awarded 19 masters’s engineering-related fields degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M Kingsville also took the #7 spot in our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - Kingsville are $14,066.

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#8

Northeastern State University

Tahlequah, Oklahoma

Northeastern State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Tahlequah, Oklahoma is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering-related fields degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NSU, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern State University are $10,600, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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With a ranking of #9, Southern Methodist University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. SMU is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 49 masters’s engineering-related fields degrees to qualified students.

SMU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Methodist University are $47,478, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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