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2022 Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

9 Ranked Colleges
330 Degrees Awarded
Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 5,052 people earned their degree in manufacturing engineering technology, making the major the 258th most popular in the United States.

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 $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in manufacturing engineering technology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality manufacturing engineering technology programs that also have a lower cost than 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 manufacturing engineering technology program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 9 Best Value Colleges for Manufacturing Engineering Technology (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Texas A&M University - College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 115 ’s manufacturing tech degrees to qualified students.

Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M College Station is $18,810 for southwest region manufacturing tech students whose families make $48-$75k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Manufacturing Engineering Technology at Texas A&M College Station

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas State Technical College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Waco, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 97 diplomas to qualified ’s manufacturing tech students in 2019-2020.

TSTC also took 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 $12,576 for Southwest Region Manufacturing Tech students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read full report on Manufacturing Engineering Technology at TSTC

#3

Houston Community College

Houston, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Houston Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Houston Community College is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 14 ’s manufacturing tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Houston Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $7,595 for Southwest Region Manufacturing Tech students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Houston Community College.

Read more about Manufacturing Engineering Technology at Houston Community College

#4

Kilgore College

Kilgore, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kilgore College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Kilgore College is a medium-sized school located in Kilgore, Texas that handed out 12 ’s manufacturing tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Kilgore College, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Kilgore College is $9,650 for Southwest Region Manufacturing Tech students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read full report on Manufacturing Engineering Technology at Kilgore College

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Wharton County Junior College landed the #5 spot on the list. Wharton County Junior College is a public institution located in Wharton, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region manufacturing tech students whose families make $48-$75k list, Wharton County Junior College has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $6,763 for Southwest Region Manufacturing Tech students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Wharton County Junior College.

Read more about Manufacturing Engineering Technology at Wharton County Junior College

With a ranking of #6, Southwestern Oklahoma State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Southwestern Oklahoma State University is a small school located in Weatherford, Oklahoma that handed out 10 ’s manufacturing tech degrees in 2019-2020.

SWOSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for SWOSU is $15,091 for Southwest Region Manufacturing Tech students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full Southwestern Oklahoma State University Manufacturing Engineering Technology Report

#7

El Paso Community College

El Paso, Texas

With a ranking of #7, El Paso Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. El Paso Community College is a public institution located in El Paso, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 21 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region manufacturing tech students whose families make $48-$75k list, El Paso Community College has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend El Paso Community College is $7,230 for Southwest Region Manufacturing Tech students whose families make $48-$75k.

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

#8

Mesa Community College

Mesa, Arizona

Mesa Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Mesa Community College is $11,230 for Southwest Region Manufacturing Tech students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full Mesa Community College Manufacturing Engineering Technology Report

#9

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, Texas

Tarleton State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Stephenville, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified ’s manufacturing tech students in 2019-2020.

Tarleton also made our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend Tarleton is $19,542 for southwest region manufacturing tech students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about Manufacturing Engineering Technology at Tarleton State University

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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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