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2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

6 Ranked Colleges
66 Degrees Awarded
$19,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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 Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

General Engineering is the 83rd most popular major in the country with 9,411 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,480 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 66 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in general engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #1 spot on the list. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s engineering degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Engineering at Texas A&M University - College Station

#2

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UNM is a large school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico that handed out 33 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM also made our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNM are $19,890, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Engineering at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

#3

Lamar University

Beaumont, Texas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lamar University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Lamar University is a fairly large school located in Beaumont, Texas that handed out 7 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Lamar University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lamar University are $15,699, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Lamar University General Engineering Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 doctorate’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

NMSU Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Engineering 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 NMSU Main Campus are $18,275.

Read more about General Engineering at NMSU Main Campus

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Kingsville landed the #5 spot on the list. Texas A&M Kingsville is a public institution located in Kingsville, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree engineering students whose families make $0-$30k list, Texas A&M Kingsville has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - Kingsville are $14,066, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Engineering at Texas A&M University - Kingsville

#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Oklahoma is a large public school situated in Norman, Oklahoma. It awarded 1 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Oklahoma, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus are $23,236, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Engineering at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

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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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