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2022 Best Value Engineering Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

7 Ranked Colleges
223 Degrees Awarded
$11,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Engineering Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Engineering Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Engineering Science is the 208th most popular major in the country with 1,668 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, engineering science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $60,800 and had an average of $20,111 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 223 engineering science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $14,813 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in engineering science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent engineering science programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the engineering science program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Engineering Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 8 Best Value Colleges for Engineering Science (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Houston Community College

Houston, Texas

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 Best Value Engineering Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 134 ’s engineering science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Houston Community College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Engineering Science Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $5,351 for southwest region engineering science students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Houston Community College.

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Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Engineering Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #2 spot on the list. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s engineering science degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region engineering science students whose families make $30-$48k list, ASU - Tempe has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Engineering Science Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Arizona State University - Tempe is $8,921 for southwest region engineering science students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Texas Tech is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 ’s engineering science degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas Tech, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Engineering Science Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $13,326 for Southwest Region Engineering Science students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Texas Tech.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Engineering Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #3 spot on the list. Arizona State University - Skysong is a large public school situated in Scottsdale, Arizona. It awarded 19 ’s engineering science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region engineering science students whose families make $30-$48k list, ASU - Skysong has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Engineering Science Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for ASU - Skysong is $12,020 for Southwest Region Engineering Science students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#4

Trinity University

San Antonio, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trinity University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 29 degrees to qualified ’s engineering science students in 2019-2020.

Trinity U also took the #3 spot in our “Best Engineering Science Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $12,991 for southwest region engineering science students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Trinity University.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#5

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona

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 Best Value Engineering Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Flagstaff, Arizona, this large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified ’s engineering science students in 2019-2020.

NAU also took the #6 spot in our “Best Engineering Science Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Northern Arizona University is $9,799 for Southwest Region Engineering Science students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#6

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

University of New Mexico - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. UNM is a large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 11 ’s engineering science degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM also took the #8 spot in our “Best Engineering Science Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $14,458 for southwest region engineering science students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend UNM.

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#7

St. Mary's University

San Antonio, Texas

St. Mary’s University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 6 degrees to qualified ’s engineering science students in 2019-2020.

St. Mary’s also made our “Best Engineering Science Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #7. It costs about $17,581 for Southwest Region Engineering Science students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend St. Mary’s.

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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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