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2022 Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

9 Ranked Colleges
330 Degrees Awarded
$15,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 $75-$110k” 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 $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in manufacturing engineering technology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent manufacturing 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 manufacturing 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 Manufacturing Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region manufacturing tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 9 Best Value Colleges for Manufacturing Engineering Technology (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas State Technical College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Waco, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s manufacturing tech degrees to 97 students in 2019-2020.

TSTC also made our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for TSTC is $15,654 for Southwest Region Manufacturing Tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Manufacturing Engineering Technology at TSTC

#2

Houston Community College

Houston, Texas

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Houston Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Houston Community College is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 14 ’s 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 $9,755 for southwest region manufacturing tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Manufacturing Engineering Technology at Houston Community College

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wharton County Junior College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Wharton, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s manufacturing tech degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Wharton County Junior College also made our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #7. The yearly cost to attend Wharton County Junior College is $9,158 for southwest region manufacturing tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Manufacturing Engineering Technology at Wharton County Junior 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 $75-$110k list. Located in Kilgore, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified ’s manufacturing tech students in 2019-2020.

Kilgore College also took the #6 spot in our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $12,382 for Southwest Region Manufacturing Tech students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Kilgore College.

Full Kilgore College Manufacturing Engineering Technology Report

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern Oklahoma State University landed the #5 spot on the list. SWOSU is a small public school situated in Weatherford, Oklahoma. It awarded 10 ’s manufacturing tech degrees in 2019-2020.

SWOSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $16,434 for southwest region manufacturing tech students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Southwestern Oklahoma State University.

Full Southwestern Oklahoma State University Manufacturing Engineering Technology Report

Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. 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.

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 yearly cost to attend Texas A&M University - College Station is $26,028 for southwest region manufacturing tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

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 full report on Manufacturing Engineering Technology at Texas A&M College Station

#7

El Paso Community College

El Paso, Texas

El Paso Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. 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 $75-$110k 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 $10,469 for Southwest Region Manufacturing Tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Manufacturing Engineering Technology at El Paso Community College

#8

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, Texas

With a ranking of #8, Tarleton State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Stephenville, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified ’s manufacturing tech students in 2019-2020.

Tarleton not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $21,678 for southwest region manufacturing tech students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Tarleton.

Read full report on Manufacturing Engineering Technology at Tarleton State University

#9

Mesa Community College

Mesa, Arizona

Mesa Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Mesa Community College is located in Mesa, Arizona and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 ’s manufacturing tech degrees to qualified students.

Mesa Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $13,789 for southwest region manufacturing tech students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Mesa Community College.

Full Mesa Community College Manufacturing Engineering Technology Report

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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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