by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
General Engineering Technology is the 156th most popular major in the country with 4,676 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 44 general engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,204 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general engineering technology. That schools that top this list have a program in general engineering technology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The engineering tech school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region. UNT is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region. UH is located in Houston, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 masters’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, West Texas A&M University landed the #3 spot on the list. West Texas A&M University is a medium-sized school located in Canyon, Texas that handed out 2 masters’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region list. OSU is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 masters’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on General Engineering Technology at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #5 spot on the list. Texas A&M College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 6 masters’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on General Engineering Technology at Texas A&M University - College Station
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