2022 Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region” 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 associate degree level specifically, there were 68 general engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general engineering technology program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree engineering tech students.

Top 4 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Engineering Technology in the Southwest Region

#1

Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology

Okmulgee, Oklahoma

#1 in overall quality

$6,500 Average Net Price

$52,941 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, and it awarded 52 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at OSU Institute of Technology, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology is $6,500 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Engineering Tech students.

Full Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology General Engineering Technology Report

#2

Lee College

Baytown, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$7,732 Average Net Price

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lee College landed the #2 spot on the list. Lee College is a medium-sized school located in Baytown, Texas that handed out 9 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lee College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Lee College is $7,732 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Engineering Tech students.

Full Lee College General Engineering Technology Report

#3

Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

#3 in overall quality

$6,753 Average Net Price

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and it awarded 2 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU-OKC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $6,753 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Engineering Tech students per year to attend Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City.

Read more about General Engineering Technology at Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City

#4

San Juan College

Farmington, New Mexico

#4 in overall quality

$6,115 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Juan College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. San Juan College is located in Farmington, New Mexico and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 associates’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SJC, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for San Juan College is $6,115 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Engineering Tech students.

Full San Juan College General Engineering Technology Report

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General 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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