2022 Best Value Colleges for General Engineering in the Southwest Region (With Aid)
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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.
This year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 20 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general engineering programs that also have a lower cost than 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 in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region engineering students with aid.
Top 21 Best Value Colleges for General Engineering in the Southwest Region (With Aid)
Out of the 20 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Austin Community College District landed the #1 spot on the list. Austin Community College District is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 81 ’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
Austin Community College District also took the #6 spot in our “Best General Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $6,861 for Southwest Region Engineering students with aid per year to attend Austin Community College District.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s engineering degrees to 33 students in 2019-2020.
UNM also made our “Best General Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $14,446 for Southwest Region Engineering students with aid per year to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus.
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Out of the 20 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Lamar University landed the #3 spot on the list. Lamar University is a fairly large school located in Beaumont, Texas that handed out 80 ’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lamar University, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best General Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Lamar University is $12,311 for southwest region engineering students with aid.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwest Vista College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Northwest Vista College is a fairly large school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 14 ’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
Northwest Vista College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #20 on our “Best General Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $5,413 for southwest region engineering students with aid per year to attend Northwest Vista College.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school handed out 228 diplomas to qualified ’s engineering students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region engineering students with aid list, ASU - Tempe has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best General Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Arizona State University - Tempe is $11,706 for Southwest Region Engineering students with aid.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Las Cruces, New Mexico that handed out 14 ’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
NMSU Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #14 on our “Best General Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $8,659 for southwest region engineering students with aid per year to attend NMSU Main Campus.
The University of Texas at El Paso ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. El Paso, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s engineering degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.
UTEP also took the #21 spot in our “Best General Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas at El Paso is $8,920 for Southwest Region Engineering students with aid.
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With a ranking of #8, Texas State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Texas State is located in San Marcos, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 ’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas State, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best General Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $15,230 for Southwest Region Engineering students with aid per year to attend Texas State.
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With a ranking of #8, Arizona State University - Skysong did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Arizona State University - Skysong is located in Scottsdale, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 59 ’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
ASU - Skysong did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best General Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Arizona State University - Skysong is $13,971 for southwest region engineering students with aid.
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With a ranking of #9, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Texas A&M College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 91 ’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southwest region engineering students with aid list, Texas A&M College Station has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M College Station is $19,057 for Southwest Region Engineering students with aid.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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West Texas A&M University landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This fairly large school is located in Canyon, Texas, and it awarded 6 ’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region engineering students with aid list, West Texas A&M University has also earned the #17 rank in our “Best General Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $12,761 for Southwest Region Engineering students with aid per year to attend West Texas A&M University.
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Texas Tech University landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 6 ’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best General Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $17,571 for southwest region engineering students with aid per year to attend Texas Tech University.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Texas A&M University - Kingsville came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Kingsville, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified ’s engineering students in 2019-2020.
Texas A&M Kingsville also took the #18 spot in our “Best General Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M Kingsville is $13,778 for Southwest Region Engineering students with aid.
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With a ranking of #13, University of Arizona did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s engineering degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.
University of Arizona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best General Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Arizona is $15,016 for southwest region engineering students with aid.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Prairie View A & M University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #14. Prairie View A & M University is a medium-sized public school situated in Prairie View, Texas. It awarded 20 ’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
PVAMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #19 on our “Best General Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Prairie View A & M University is $14,582 for southwest region engineering students with aid.
Oklahoma Christian University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in Edmond, Oklahoma, and it awarded 39 ’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
OC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best General Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $21,347 for Southwest Region Engineering students with aid per year to attend Oklahoma Christian University.
Oral Roberts University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Tulsa, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s engineering degrees to 33 students in 2019-2020.
ORU also took the #16 spot in our “Best General Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for ORU is $22,248 for Southwest Region Engineering students with aid.
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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. University of Oklahoma is located in Norman, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 ’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
University of Oklahoma also made our “Best General Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #15. The estimated yearly cost for University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is $21,145 for southwest region engineering students with aid.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #18, Texas Christian University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Fort Worth, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s engineering degrees to 55 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at TCU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $36,811 for Southwest Region Engineering students with aid per year to attend Texas Christian University.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Baylor University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Waco, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s engineering degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region engineering students with aid list, Baylor has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best General Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $36,039 for Southwest Region Engineering students with aid per year to attend Baylor.
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%.
Southern Methodist University ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Dallas, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified ’s engineering students in 2019-2020.
SMU also made our “Best General Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #7. It costs about $36,222 for southwest region engineering students with aid per year to attend SMU.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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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%.
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- *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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