by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Texas” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 Texas, there were 8,103 engineering technologies graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,123 and $19,489 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,839 engineering technologies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,932 and $25,894 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Texas” ranking analyzed 28 colleges that offered a degree in engineering technologies. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their engineering technologies program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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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 Texas”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend LeTourneau University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Texas. LETU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Longview, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The Art Institute of Houston. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Texas. Ai Houston is a small school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 3 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tarleton State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Texas. Tarleton is a public institution located in Stephenville, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 116 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Tarleton State University Engineering Technologies Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Texas list. UH is a large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 369 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees 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.
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 #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Texas. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school handed out 557 degrees to qualified bachelors’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Texas A&M University - College Station Engineering Technologies Report
With a ranking of #6, Sam Houston State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Texas list. SHSU is located in Huntsville, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 139 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
Texas A&M University - Kingsville ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Texas list. Located in Kingsville, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 44 degrees to qualified bachelors’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
The University of Texas of the Permian Basin landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Texas ranking. The University of Texas of the Permian Basin is a public institution located in Odessa, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full The University of Texas of the Permian Basin Engineering Technologies Report
Texas State University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Texas ranking. Located in San Marcos, Texas, this large public school awarded 174 degrees to qualified bachelors’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Texas State University
University of Houston - Downtown did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #10. University of Houston - Downtown is a fairly large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 69 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees 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 #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Texas 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
With a ranking of #12, Prairie View A & M University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Texas list. 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.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Prairie View A & M University
With a ranking of #13, The Art Institute of San Antonio did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Texas list. This small school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Ai San Antonio
The University of Texas at Tyler did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #14. Located in Tyler, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 35 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Sul Ross State University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Texas ranking. Sul Ross is a small public school situated in Alpine, Texas. It awarded 5 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Sul Ross State University Engineering Technologies Report
University of North Texas landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Texas ranking. UNT is located in Denton, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 85 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Lamar University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Texas ranking. This fairly large school is located in Beaumont, Texas, and it awarded 41 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees 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%.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Lamar University
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Texas ranking. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi is a public institution located in Corpus Christi, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Engineering Technologies at Texas A&M Corpus Christi
With a ranking of #19, St. Mary’s University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Texas list. St. Mary’s is a small private not-for-profit school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 3 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
West Texas A&M University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Texas ranking. West Texas A&M University is a medium-sized public school situated in Canyon, Texas. It awarded 7 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Full West Texas A&M University Engineering Technologies Report
With a ranking of #21, Texas A & M University - Central Texas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Texas list. Texas A & M University - Central Texas is a small school located in Killeen, Texas that handed out 2 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Texas A & M University - Central Texas
Texas A&M University - Commerce did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #22. Texas A&M Commerce is a public institution located in Commerce, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Rice University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Texas ranking. Rice University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 5 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 97%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.2% 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Texas ranking. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a large school located in Edinburg, Texas that handed out 5 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%.
DeVry University - Texas ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Texas list. DeVry University - Texas is a private for-profit institution located in Irving, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at DeVry University - Texas
University of the Incarnate Word did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #25. University of the Incarnate Word is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 0 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Engineering Technologies at University of the Incarnate Word
The Art Institute of Austin came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Texas ranking. Located in Austin, Texas, this small private for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
Full The Art Institute of Austin Engineering Technologies Report
Southern Methodist University ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Texas list. Southern Methodist University is a fairly large school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 50 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Southern Methodist University Engineering Technologies Report
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