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2022 Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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 $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 $75-$110k” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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 engineering-related fields program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

#1

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. 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 $75-$110k. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school awarded 15 degrees to qualified masters’s engineering-related fields students in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Arizona Engineering-Related Fields Report

#2

Lamar University

Beaumont, Texas
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lamar University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This fairly large school is located in Beaumont, Texas, and it awarded 9 masters’s engineering-related fields degrees in 2019-2020.

Lamar University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Lamar University are $15,699.

Full Lamar University Engineering-Related Fields Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 6 masters’s engineering-related fields degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. 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

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. San Marcos, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering-related fields degrees to 9 students 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 University are $17,040, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Engineering-Related Fields at Texas State

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Texas A&M College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 44 masters’s engineering-related fields degrees in 2019-2020.

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

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#7 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - Kingsville came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Texas A&M University - Kingsville is located in Kingsville, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 19 masters’s engineering-related fields degrees to qualified students.

Texas A&M Kingsville not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - Kingsville are $14,066, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Engineering-Related Fields at Texas A&M University - Kingsville

The University of Texas at Tyler did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #7. The University of Texas at Tyler is a medium-sized public school situated in Tyler, Texas. It awarded 22 masters’s engineering-related fields degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Tyler, the school also landed the #8 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 The University of Texas at Tyler are $16,308.

Full UT Tyler Engineering-Related Fields Report

#8

Northeastern State University

Tahlequah, Oklahoma

Northeastern State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, this medium-sized public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s engineering-related fields students in 2019-2020.

NSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NSU are $10,600.

Full NSU Engineering-Related Fields Report

Southern Methodist University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. SMU is a fairly large school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 49 masters’s engineering-related fields degrees in 2019-2020.

SMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Methodist University are $47,478, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Southern Methodist University Engineering-Related Fields 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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