2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Technology in the Southwest Region

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 Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Engineering Technology is the 196th most popular major in the country with 4,056 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 258 engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 37 engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in engineering technology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent engineering technology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the engineering technology 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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Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree engineering technology students.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Technology in the Southwest Region

#1

West Texas A&M University

Canyon, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$8,013 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Texas A&M University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. West Texas A&M University is a fairly large school located in Canyon, Texas that handed out 4 masters’s engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

West Texas A&M University also took the #2 spot in our “Best Engineering Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at West Texas A&M University are $8,013, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full West Texas A&M University Engineering Technology Report

#2

University of North Texas

Denton, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$15,618 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 12 masters’s engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

UNT also took the #1 spot in our “Best Engineering Technology 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 University of North Texas are $15,618.

Read full report on Engineering Technology at UNT

#3

University of Houston

Houston, Texas

#3 in overall quality

$18,689 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. UH is located in Houston, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 masters’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree engineering technology students list, UH has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Engineering Technology 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 UH are $18,689.

Read more about Engineering Technology at University of Houston

#4

Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

Stillwater, Oklahoma

#4 in overall quality

$23,963 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. OSU is a large public school situated in Stillwater, Oklahoma. It awarded 5 masters’s engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Engineering Technology 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 Oklahoma State University - Main Campus are $23,963.

Read full report on Engineering Technology at OSU

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Technology

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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