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. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Engineering Science Major in the Southwest Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
General Engineering Science is the 342nd most popular major in the country with 1,454 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southwest region, there were 173 general engineering science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Engineering Science Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in general engineering science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular general engineering science programs in the United States.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region engineering science students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Houston Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Engineering Science Major in the Southwest Region. Houston Community College is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 109 ’s engineering science degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trinity University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Science Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 28 ’s engineering science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Engineering Science at Trinity University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Skysong. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Engineering Science Major in the Southwest Region. ASU - Skysong is located in Scottsdale, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 ’s engineering science degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Engineering Science at ASU - Skysong
Out of the 9 schools in the Most Well Attended Engineering Science Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 10 ’s engineering science degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Arizona University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Engineering Science Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Flagstaff, Arizona, this large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified ’s engineering science students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St. Mary’s University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Science Major in the Southwest Region list. St. Mary’s is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 ’s engineering science degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 1 ’s engineering science degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.
With a ranking of #7, Texas Tech University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Southern Methodist University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Southern Methodist University is a fairly large school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 0 ’s engineering science degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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