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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering Technology (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

5 Ranked Colleges
171 Degrees Awarded
$9,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 4,195 people earned their degree in general engineering technology, making the major the 155th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, general engineering technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $49,903 and had an average of $20,609 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 278 general engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,467 and $18,196 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 171 general engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in general engineering technology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general engineering technology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general 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 Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering Technology (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 41 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

NMSU Main Campus also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for NMSU Main Campus is $6,896 for southwest region bachelor’s degree engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full New Mexico State University - Main Campus General Engineering Technology Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwestern Oklahoma State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. SWOSU is a public institution located in Weatherford, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 35 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SWOSU also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SWOSU is $9,746 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering Tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#3

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. San Marcos, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering tech degrees to 53 students in 2019-2020.

Texas State also made our “Best General Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Texas State University is $11,125 for southwest region bachelor’s degree engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about General Engineering Technology at Texas State University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Texas A&M University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. West Texas A&M University is located in Canyon, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

West Texas A&M University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend West Texas A&M University is $8,730 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering Tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#5

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Sam Houston State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Huntsville, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering tech degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SHSU, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best General Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $10,561 for southwest region bachelor’s degree engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend SHSU.

Full SHSU General Engineering Technology 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%.

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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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