2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate in Texas

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

Across Texas, there were 802 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 419 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate in Texas” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general engineering programs that also have a lower cost than 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate in Texas” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate in Texas

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate in Texas.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Engineering in Texas

#1

Austin Community College District

Austin, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$6,861 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Austin Community College District. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate in Texas list. Austin Community College District is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 81 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

Austin Community College District did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Engineering Associate Degree Schools in Texas” list. It costs about $6,861 for texas associate degree engineering students per year to attend Austin Community College District.

Full Austin Community College District General Engineering Report

#2

Northwest Vista College

San Antonio, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$5,413 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwest Vista College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate in Texas. Northwest Vista College is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

Northwest Vista College also made our “Best General Engineering Associate Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $5,413 for texas associate degree engineering students per year to attend Northwest Vista College.

Read full report on General Engineering at Northwest Vista College

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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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Rémi Kaupp.

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