2022 Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region

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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” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering Technology in the Southwest Region

#1

West Texas A&M University

Canyon, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$12,761 Average Net Price

$64,493 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, West Texas A&M University landed the #1 spot on the list. Canyon, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering tech degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree engineering tech students list, West Texas A&M University has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $12,761 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering Tech students per year to attend West Texas A&M University.

Full West Texas A&M University General Engineering Technology Report

#2

Southwestern Oklahoma State University

Weatherford, Oklahoma

#4 in overall quality

$12,891 Average Net Price

$57,318 Average Early-Career Earnings

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 list. This small school is located in Weatherford, Oklahoma, and it awarded 35 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

SWOSU also made our “Best General Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend Southwestern Oklahoma State University is $12,891 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering Tech students.

Full Southwestern Oklahoma State University General Engineering Technology Report

#3

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas

#5 in overall quality

$14,617 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sam Houston State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. Located in Huntsville, Texas, this large public school awarded 20 degrees to qualified bachelors’s engineering tech students in 2019-2020.

SHSU also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SHSU is $14,617 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering Tech students.

Full Sam Houston State University General Engineering Technology Report

#4

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$15,230 Average Net Price

$54,109 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in San Marcos, Texas, this large public school awarded 53 degrees to qualified bachelors’s engineering tech students in 2019-2020.

Texas State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $15,230 for southwest region bachelor’s degree engineering tech students per year to attend Texas State.

Read more about General Engineering Technology at Texas State

#5

New Mexico State University - Main Campus

Las Cruces, New Mexico

#3 in overall quality

$8,659 Average Net Price

$58,673 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Las Cruces, New Mexico is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering tech degrees to 41 students in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $8,659 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering Tech students per year to attend NMSU Main Campus.

Read full report on General Engineering Technology at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

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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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