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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering in Texas (With Aid)

9 Ranked Colleges
147 Degrees Awarded
$22,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master's in Texas For Those Getting Aid

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 Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid” 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 Texas, there were 802 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 147 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering in Texas (With Aid)

#1

Lamar University

Beaumont, Texas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lamar University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid. Lamar University is located in Beaumont, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 73 masters’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

Lamar University also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. 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

#2

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid list. Texas State University is a large public school situated in San Marcos, Texas. It awarded 21 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our texas master’s degree engineering students with aid list, Texas State has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State are $17,040, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Engineering at Texas State University

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #3 spot on the list. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also made our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at El Paso. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in El Paso, Texas, and it awarded 1 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our texas master’s degree engineering students with aid list, UTEP has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UTEP are $16,180, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Engineering at The University of Texas at El Paso

#8 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, West Texas A&M University landed the #5 spot on the list. West Texas A&M University is a fairly large school located in Canyon, Texas that handed out 6 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

West Texas A&M University also took the #8 spot in our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at West Texas A&M University are $8,013, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full West Texas A&M University General Engineering Report

#6

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Texas Tech University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid list. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering degrees to 5 students 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 General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530.

Read more about General Engineering at Texas Tech

#7

Prairie View A & M University

Prairie View, Texas
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Prairie View A & M University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid list. PVAMU is a medium-sized public school situated in Prairie View, Texas. It awarded 20 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

PVAMU also took the #7 spot in our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at PVAMU are $17,071, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Engineering at PVAMU

#8

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
#3 in overall quality

Baylor University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Waco, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified masters’s engineering students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our texas master’s degree engineering students with aid list, Baylor has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor are $36,936.

Read full report on General Engineering at Baylor University

#2 in overall quality

Southern Methodist University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid ranking. SMU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SMU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Methodist University are $47,478, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full SMU General Engineering Report

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.

Credits

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