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2022 Best Value Colleges for Manufacturing Engineering Technology in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

9 Ranked Colleges
330 Degrees Awarded
$10,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

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 Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Getting Aid” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region manufacturing tech students with aid.

Top 9 Best Value Colleges for Manufacturing Engineering Technology in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State Technical College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Texas State Technical College is a fairly large school located in Waco, Texas that handed out 97 ’s manufacturing tech degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region manufacturing tech students with aid list, TSTC has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $10,114 for southwest region manufacturing tech students with aid per year to attend Texas State Technical College.

Read more about Manufacturing Engineering Technology at Texas State Technical College

#2

Houston Community College

Houston, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Houston Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid 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 also took the #5 spot in our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $5,272 for Southwest Region Manufacturing Tech students with aid per year to attend Houston Community College.

Full Houston Community College Manufacturing Engineering Technology Report

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Wharton County Junior College landed the #3 spot on the list. Wharton County Junior College is located in Wharton, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 ’s manufacturing tech degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region manufacturing tech students with aid 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 $5,334 for Southwest Region Manufacturing Tech students with aid.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #4 spot on the list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 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 yearly cost to attend Texas A&M College Station is $19,057 for Southwest Region Manufacturing Tech students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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%.

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#5

Kilgore College

Kilgore, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kilgore College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. This medium-sized school is located in Kilgore, Texas, and it awarded 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 $7,593 for Southwest Region Manufacturing Tech students with aid.

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#6

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, Texas

With a ranking of #6, Tarleton State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. 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.

Tarleton not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Tarleton State University is $18,979 for Southwest Region Manufacturing Tech students with aid.

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Southwestern Oklahoma State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Southwestern Oklahoma State University is a small public school situated in Weatherford, Oklahoma. It awarded 10 ’s manufacturing tech degrees in 2019-2020.

SWOSU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Southwestern Oklahoma State University is $12,891 for southwest region manufacturing tech students with aid.

Full SWOSU Manufacturing Engineering Technology Report

#8

El Paso Community College

El Paso, Texas

El Paso Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This large school is located in El Paso, Texas, and it awarded 21 ’s manufacturing tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at El Paso Community College, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for El Paso Community College is $4,594 for Southwest Region Manufacturing Tech students with aid.

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#9

Mesa Community College

Mesa, Arizona

Mesa Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid 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 $9,669 for Southwest Region Manufacturing Tech students with aid.

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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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