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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

6 Ranked Colleges
357 Degrees Awarded
$25,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 9,411 people earned their degree in general engineering, making the major the 83rd most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,480 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 357 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in general engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general engineering program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school awarded 192 degrees to qualified bachelors’s engineering students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend ASU - Tempe is $17,373 for southwest region bachelor’s degree engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

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

Full Arizona State University - Tempe General Engineering Report

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at El Paso. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. UTEP is located in El Paso, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

UTEP also made our “Best General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas at El Paso is $15,123 for southwest region bachelor’s degree engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on General Engineering at The University of Texas at El Paso

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Texas A&M College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M University - College Station is $26,028 for southwest region bachelor’s degree engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

Read more about General Engineering at Texas A&M College Station

#4

Oral Roberts University

Tulsa, Oklahoma
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Oral Roberts University landed the #4 spot on the list. Oral Roberts University is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 33 bachelors’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

ORU also made our “Best General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend ORU is $25,485 for southwest region bachelor’s degree engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about General Engineering at Oral Roberts University

#5

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, Texas
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Christian University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Texas Christian University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Fort Worth, Texas. It awarded 55 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

TCU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Texas Christian University is $33,664 for southwest region bachelor’s degree engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Engineering at Texas Christian University

#6

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
#4 in overall quality

Baylor University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Baylor University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 12 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Baylor also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Baylor University is $35,300 for southwest region bachelor’s degree engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

Full Baylor General Engineering 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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