by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 4,676 people earned their degree in general engineering technology, making the major the 156th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, general engineering technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $53,419 and had an average of $23,567 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 264 general engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,298 and $19,475 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 184 general engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in general engineering technology. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general engineering technology program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree engineering tech students.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern Oklahoma State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Southwestern Oklahoma State University is a small public school situated in Weatherford, Oklahoma. It awarded 29 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rogers State University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region. RSU is a small public school situated in Claremore, Oklahoma. It awarded 14 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Engineering Technology at Rogers State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region list. This fairly large school is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and it awarded 47 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General 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 #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech 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 full report on General Engineering Technology at Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region list. San Marcos, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering tech degrees to 52 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Engineering Technology at Texas State University
With a ranking of #6, Sam Houston State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Huntsville, Texas, this large public school awarded 22 degrees to qualified bachelors’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Engineering Technology at Sam Houston State University
West Texas A&M University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Canyon, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
Full West Texas A&M University General Engineering Technology Report
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Edinburg, Texas, this large public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified bachelors’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Engineering Technology at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Tarleton State University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech 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.
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