2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering Science in the Southwest Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Engineering Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

General Engineering Science is the 337th most popular major in the country with 1,668 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 223 general engineering science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 4 general engineering science graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in general engineering science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general engineering science 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 general engineering science program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The engineering science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Engineering Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region”.

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Best Value Engineering Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering Science in the Southwest Region

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$17,530 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech University is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Engineering Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530.

Full Texas Tech University General Engineering Science Report

#2

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona

#2 in overall quality

$19,489 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Arizona University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Engineering Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region. This large school is located in Flagstaff, Arizona, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s engineering science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NAU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Engineering Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NAU are $19,489, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Engineering Science at Northern Arizona 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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Nicolás Pérez.

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