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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

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 Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Getting Aid” 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#1

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school handed out 33 degrees to qualified doctorate’s engineering students in 2019-2020.

UNM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 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 UNM are $19,890.

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

#2

Lamar University

Beaumont, Texas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lamar University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Beaumont, Texas, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree engineering students with aid list, Lamar University has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Lamar University are $15,699.

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#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 #3 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, this fairly large public school handed out 14 degrees to qualified doctorate’s engineering students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NMSU Main Campus, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. 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.

Full NMSU Main Campus General Engineering Report

#1 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 #4 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s engineering students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M College Station, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743.

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

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Kingsville landed the #5 spot on the list. Texas A&M University - Kingsville is a medium-sized public school situated in Kingsville, Texas. It awarded 8 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M Kingsville also took the #5 spot 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

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. University of Oklahoma is a large school located in Norman, Oklahoma that handed out 1 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma are $23,236.

Read full report on General Engineering at University of Oklahoma

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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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