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2022 Best Vallue Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

9 Ranked Colleges
358 Degrees Awarded
$22,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Vallue Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Engineering-Related Fields is the 120th most popular major in the country with 6,319 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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.

This year’s “Best Vallue Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in engineering-related fields. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great engineering-related fields programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the engineering-related fields program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region engineering-related fields students whose families make more than $110k.

#1

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

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 Vallue Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 38 ’s engineering-related fields degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region engineering-related fields students whose families make more than $110k list, University of Arizona has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Arizona is $15,016 for Southwest Region Engineering-Related Fields students whose families make more than $110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #2 for the Best Vallue Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. Arizona State University - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 42 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Arizona State University - Tempe is $11,706 for Southwest Region Engineering-Related Fields students whose families make more than $110k.

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

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#3

Lamar University

Beaumont, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lamar University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Vallue Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. Lamar University is a fairly large school located in Beaumont, Texas that handed out 10 ’s engineering-related fields degrees in 2019-2020.

Lamar University also made our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #7. The yearly cost to attend Lamar University is $12,311 for southwest region engineering-related fields students whose families make more than $110k.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Best Vallue Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #4 spot on the list. Texas A&M College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 44 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $19,057 for southwest region engineering-related fields students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Texas A&M University - College Station.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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%.

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#5

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Vallue Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. San Marcos, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s engineering-related fields degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

Texas State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Texas State is $15,230 for southwest region engineering-related fields students whose families make more than $110k.

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With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas at Tyler did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. The University of Texas at Tyler is located in Tyler, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 22 ’s engineering-related fields degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Tyler, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas at Tyler is $10,974 for southwest region engineering-related fields students whose families make more than $110k.

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Arizona State University - Skysong came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. ASU - Skysong is located in Scottsdale, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 27 ’s engineering-related fields degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASU - Skysong, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $13,971 for Southwest Region Engineering-Related Fields students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Arizona State University - Skysong.

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#7

Northeastern State University

Tahlequah, Oklahoma

With a ranking of #7, Northeastern State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, this medium-sized public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified ’s engineering-related fields students in 2019-2020.

NSU also took the #10 spot in our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for NSU is $9,994 for southwest region engineering-related fields students whose families make more than $110k.

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Texas A&M University - Kingsville ranked #8 on this year’s Best Vallue Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Kingsville, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s engineering-related fields degrees to 19 students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M Kingsville also took the #8 spot in our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $13,778 for Southwest Region Engineering-Related Fields students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Texas A&M University - Kingsville.

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Southern Methodist University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Vallue Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Dallas, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 51 diplomas to qualified ’s engineering-related fields students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region engineering-related fields students whose families make more than $110k list, SMU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend SMU is $36,222 for Southwest Region Engineering-Related Fields students whose families make more than $110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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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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