by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Technology Major in the Southwest Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 4,500 people earned their degree in engineering technology, making the major the 203rd most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 214 engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 148 engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Technology Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in engineering technology. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in engineering technology.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree engineering technology students.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Technology Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern Oklahoma State University landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Weatherford, Oklahoma, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Technology Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It awarded 47 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Engineering Technology at NMSU Main Campus
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Technology Major in the Southwest Region list. Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus is located in Portales, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Engineering Technology at Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Technology Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Texas State is a large public school situated in San Marcos, Texas. It awarded 52 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Technology Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, West Texas A&M University landed the #5 spot on the list. West Texas A&M University is located in Canyon, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Engineering Technology at West Texas A&M University
With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Technology Major in the Southwest Region list. UT Rio Grande Valley is a large school located in Edinburg, Texas that handed out 5 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Engineering Technology at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Tarleton State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Technology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Tarleton State University is a fairly large public school situated in Stephenville, Texas. It awarded 0 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Engineering Technology at Tarleton State University
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