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2022 Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

9 Ranked Colleges
330 Degrees Awarded
$8,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Manufacturing Engineering Technology is the 258th most popular major in the country with 5,052 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 330 manufacturing engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in manufacturing engineering technology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great manufacturing engineering technology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the manufacturing engineering technology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 9 Best Value Colleges for Manufacturing Engineering Technology (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Texas A&M College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 115 ’s manufacturing tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M College Station, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M College Station is $13,270 for Southwest Region Manufacturing Tech students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, 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 students.

Full Texas A&M University - College Station Manufacturing Engineering Technology Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Waco, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 97 diplomas to qualified ’s manufacturing tech students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at TSTC, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas State Technical College is $9,067 for southwest region manufacturing tech students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full TSTC Manufacturing Engineering Technology Report

#3

Houston Community College

Houston, Texas

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Houston Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 14 ’s manufacturing tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Houston Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Houston Community College is $5,351 for southwest region manufacturing tech students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Houston Community College Manufacturing Engineering Technology Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wharton County Junior College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Wharton, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified ’s manufacturing tech students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region manufacturing tech students whose families make $30-$48k list, Wharton County Junior College has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Wharton County Junior College is $4,163 for Southwest Region Manufacturing Tech students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Manufacturing Engineering Technology at Wharton County Junior College

#5

Kilgore College

Kilgore, Texas

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Kilgore College landed the #5 spot on the list. Kilgore College is a public institution located in Kilgore, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 12 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Kilgore College also made our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for Kilgore College is $7,255 for southwest region manufacturing tech students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Manufacturing Engineering Technology at Kilgore College

Southwestern Oklahoma State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Southwestern Oklahoma State University is a small public school situated in Weatherford, Oklahoma. It awarded 10 ’s manufacturing tech degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region manufacturing tech students whose families make $30-$48k list, SWOSU has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SWOSU is $9,904 for Southwest Region Manufacturing Tech students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Manufacturing Engineering Technology at Southwestern Oklahoma State University

#7

El Paso Community College

El Paso, Texas

El Paso Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. El Paso Community College is a large school located in El Paso, Texas that handed out 21 ’s manufacturing tech degrees in 2019-2020.

El Paso Community College also made our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #9. The estimated yearly cost for El Paso Community College is $4,609 for southwest region manufacturing tech students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Manufacturing Engineering Technology at El Paso Community College

#8

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, Texas

Tarleton State University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Tarleton is a public institution located in Stephenville, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region manufacturing tech students whose families make $30-$48k list, Tarleton has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Tarleton is $17,132 for Southwest Region Manufacturing Tech students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Manufacturing Engineering Technology at Tarleton State University

#9

Mesa Community College

Mesa, Arizona

Mesa Community College landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in Mesa, Arizona, this fairly large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified ’s manufacturing tech students in 2019-2020.

Mesa Community College also made our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #8. The estimated yearly cost for Mesa Community College is $9,317 for Southwest Region Manufacturing Tech students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Manufacturing Engineering Technology at Mesa Community College

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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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