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2022 Best Value Engineering Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

7 Ranked Colleges
223 Degrees Awarded
$15,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Engineering Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

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 Value Engineering Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 1,668 people earned their degree in engineering science, making the major the 208th most popular in the United States. 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 Getting Aid” 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Engineering Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region engineering science students with aid.

Top 8 Best Value Colleges for Engineering Science in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#1

Houston Community College

Houston, Texas

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Engineering Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Houston Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school handed out 134 diplomas to qualified ’s engineering science students in 2019-2020.

Houston Community College also took the #2 spot 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 with aid.

Full Houston Community College Engineering Science Report

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Engineering Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school awarded 20 degrees to qualified ’s engineering science students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Engineering Science Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend ASU - Tempe is $11,706 for southwest region engineering science students with aid.

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

Full Arizona State University - Tempe Engineering Science Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Skysong. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. ASU - Skysong is a large public school situated in Scottsdale, Arizona. 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 with aid per year to attend Arizona State University - Skysong.

Read full report on Engineering Science at Arizona State University - Skysong

#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 Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 2 ’s engineering science degrees in 2019-2020.

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 $17,571 for Southwest Region Engineering Science students with aid per year to attend Texas Tech University.

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

Full Texas Tech Engineering Science Report

#4

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. UNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 ’s engineering science degrees to qualified students.

UNM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Engineering Science Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of New Mexico - Main Campus is $14,446 for southwest region engineering science students with aid.

Full UNM Engineering Science Report

#5

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Arizona University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Northern Arizona University is a large public school situated in Flagstaff, Arizona. It awarded 2 ’s engineering science degrees in 2019-2020.

NAU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Engineering Science Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for NAU is $12,915 for Southwest Region Engineering Science students with aid.

Read full report on Engineering Science at NAU

#6

St. Mary's University

San Antonio, Texas

With a ranking of #6, St. Mary’s University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. St. Mary’s University is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

St. Mary’s did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Engineering Science Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $19,276 for Southwest Region Engineering Science students with aid per year to attend St. Mary’s University.

Read more about Engineering Science at St. Mary’s University

#7

Trinity University

San Antonio, Texas

Trinity University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Trinity U is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 29 ’s engineering science degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region engineering science students with aid list, Trinity U has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Engineering Science Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $24,669 for southwest region engineering science students with aid per year to attend Trinity U.

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 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 student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Trinity University Engineering Science Report

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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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