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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering Technology (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

5 Ranked Colleges
171 Degrees Awarded
$17,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor'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 has developed its “Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

General Engineering Technology is the 155th most popular major in the country with 4,195 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in general engineering technology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general 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 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 $75-$110k

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

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering Technology (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It awarded 41 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree engineering tech students whose families make $75-$110k list, NMSU Main Campus has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for New Mexico State University - Main Campus is $12,909 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering Tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southwestern Oklahoma State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. SWOSU is a small school located in Weatherford, Oklahoma that handed out 35 bachelors’s engineering tech 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 Southwestern Oklahoma State University is $16,434 for southwest region bachelor’s degree engineering tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#3

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Texas State University is a large school located in San Marcos, Texas that handed out 53 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees 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 yearly cost to attend Texas State University is $19,683 for southwest region bachelor’s degree engineering tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

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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 $75-$110k list. West Texas A&M University is a public institution located in Canyon, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

West Texas A&M University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #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 $17,324 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering Tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

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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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Sam Houston State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Sam Houston State University is a large school located in Huntsville, Texas that handed out 20 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree engineering tech students whose families make $75-$110k list, SHSU has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best General Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SHSU is $19,531 for southwest region bachelor’s degree engineering tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

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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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