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

6 Ranked Colleges
357 Degrees Awarded
$29,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $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 Vallue Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general engineering programs, but they also 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

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

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

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #1 for the Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s 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 bachelors’s engineering degrees to 192 students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Arizona State University - Tempe is $11,706 for southwest region bachelor’s degree engineering students whose families make more than $110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full ASU - 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 Vallue Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. The University of Texas at El Paso is a large school located in El Paso, Texas that handed out 13 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UTEP did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas at El Paso is $8,920 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering students whose families make more than $110k.

Read full report on General Engineering at UTEP

#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 Vallue Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 6 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M College Station is $19,057 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering students whose families make more than $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 full report on General Engineering at Texas A&M University - College Station

#4

Oral Roberts University

Tulsa, Oklahoma
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Oral Roberts University landed the #4 spot on the list. Oral Roberts University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 33 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

ORU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for ORU is $22,248 for southwest region bachelor’s degree engineering students whose families make more than $110k.

Read full report on General Engineering at ORU

#5

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Baylor University landed the #5 spot on the list. Baylor is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 12 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Baylor did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $36,039 for southwest region bachelor’s degree engineering students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Baylor University.

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 University General Engineering Report

#6

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, Texas
#1 in overall quality

Texas Christian University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Fort Worth, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s engineering degrees to 55 students 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. It costs about $36,811 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Texas Christian University.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Engineering at Texas Christian University

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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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