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2022 Best Value Colleges for Engineering Science (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

7 Ranked Colleges
223 Degrees Awarded
$21,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Engineering Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Vallue Engineering Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” 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.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Engineering Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the engineering science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Vallue Engineering Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region engineering science students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 8 Best Value Colleges for Engineering Science (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Houston Community College

Houston, Texas

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Vallue Engineering Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Houston Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 134 ’s engineering science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region engineering science students whose families make more than $110k list, Houston Community College has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Engineering Science Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Houston Community College is $5,272 for southwest region engineering science students whose families make more than $110k.

Full Houston Community College Engineering Science Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #2 for the Best Vallue Engineering Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. 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.

ASU - Tempe not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Engineering Science Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for ASU - Tempe is $11,706 for Southwest Region Engineering Science students whose families make more than $110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

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#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Vallue Engineering Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #3 spot on the list. Texas Tech University is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 2 ’s engineering science degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech also took the #5 spot in our “Best Engineering Science Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas Tech is $17,571 for southwest region engineering science students whose families make more than $110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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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 Best Vallue Engineering Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. This large school is located in Scottsdale, Arizona, and it awarded 19 ’s engineering science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASU - Skysong, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Engineering Science Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $13,971 for southwest region engineering science students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Arizona State University - Skysong.

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#4

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Vallue Engineering Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Arizona University landed the #4 spot on the list. Northern Arizona University is a large school located in Flagstaff, Arizona that handed out 2 ’s engineering science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NAU, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Engineering Science Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend NAU is $12,915 for southwest region engineering science students whose families make more than $110k.

Full NAU Engineering Science Report

#5

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Best Vallue Engineering Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s engineering science degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

UNM also made our “Best Engineering Science Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #8. The estimated yearly cost for UNM is $14,446 for southwest region engineering science students whose families make more than $110k.

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#6

St. Mary's University

San Antonio, Texas

St. Mary’s University did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Engineering Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #6. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s engineering science degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

St. Mary’s also took the #7 spot in our “Best Engineering Science Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $19,276 for Southwest Region Engineering Science students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend St. Mary’s University.

Full St. Mary’s University Engineering Science Report

#7

Trinity University

San Antonio, Texas

Trinity University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Engineering Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. This small school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 29 ’s engineering science degrees in 2019-2020.

Trinity U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Engineering Science Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $24,669 for Southwest Region Engineering Science students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Trinity University.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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.

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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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