by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 85,188 people earned their degree in engineering technologies, making the major the 20th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, engineering technologies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $52,350 and had an average of $21,560 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 10,969 engineering technologies graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,978 and $20,173 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,503 engineering technologies graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 46 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in engineering technologies. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in engineering technologies.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region”.
Out of the 46 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeastern Oklahoma State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a medium-sized school located in Durant, Oklahoma that handed out 82 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southeastern Oklahoma State University Engineering Technologies Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend LeTourneau University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region. LeTourneau University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Longview, Texas. It awarded 19 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region list. NSU is a medium-sized public school situated in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. It awarded 64 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Northeastern State University
Out of the 46 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The Art Institute of Houston landed the #4 spot on the list. Ai Houston is located in Houston, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
Full The Art Institute of Houston Engineering Technologies Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tarleton State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region. Stephenville, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering tech degrees to 116 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Tarleton State University
With a ranking of #6, DeVry University - Arizona did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region list. DeVry University - Arizona is located in Phoenix, Arizona and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about Engineering Technologies at DeVry University - Arizona
University of Houston did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school handed out 369 degrees to qualified bachelors’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #8, Southwestern Oklahoma State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region list. SWOSU is a public institution located in Weatherford, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 39 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Oklahoma State University - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region ranking. OSU is a public institution located in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 183 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Engineering Technologies Report
Northern New Mexico College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Northern New Mexico College is a small public school situated in Espanola, New Mexico. It awarded 6 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Engineering Technologies at Northern New Mexico College
Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 557 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%.
Full Texas A&M University - College Station Engineering Technologies Report
Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #12. Okmulgee, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering tech degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
Full OSU Institute of Technology Engineering Technologies Report
Sam Houston State University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Huntsville, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering tech degrees to 139 students in 2020-2021.
University of Advancing Technology landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this small private for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at University of Advancing Technology
Texas A&M University - Kingsville ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M Kingsville is a medium-sized school located in Kingsville, Texas that handed out 44 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Rogers State University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Rogers State University is a small school located in Claremore, Oklahoma that handed out 14 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
The University of Texas of the Permian Basin did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #17. Located in Odessa, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 29 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at UT Permian Basin
With a ranking of #18, Texas State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas State is a large public school situated in San Marcos, Texas. It awarded 174 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Engineering Technologies at Texas State University
University of Houston - Downtown ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Houston, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 69 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Texas Southern University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas Southern University is a medium-sized school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 25 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Texas Southern University
Prairie View A & M University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Prairie View A & M University is a medium-sized public school situated in Prairie View, Texas. It awarded 28 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and it awarded 48 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at NMSU Main Campus
The Art Institute of San Antonio did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #23. The Art Institute of San Antonio is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Ai San Antonio
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Socorro, New Mexico, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Engineering Technologies Report
The University of Texas at Tyler did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #25. Located in Tyler, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 35 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at The University of Texas at Tyler
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