2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering in the Southwest Region
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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. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 297 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 12 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.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region.
Top 12 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering in the Southwest Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma Christian University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. Oklahoma Christian University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Edmond, Oklahoma. It awarded 39 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
OC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Engineering Master’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 OC are $11,430.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Skysong. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region. Arizona State University - Skysong is a large school located in Scottsdale, Arizona that handed out 59 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASU - Skysong, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Skysong are $6,724, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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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 Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region. Texas A&M University - College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 masters’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
Texas A&M College Station did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lamar University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region. This fairly large school is located in Beaumont, Texas, and it awarded 73 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
Lamar University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lamar University are $15,699, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech University is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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With a ranking of #6, West Texas A&M University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. West Texas A&M University is a public institution located in Canyon, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
West Texas A&M University also took the #12 spot in our “Best General Engineering Master’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 West Texas A&M University are $8,013.
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Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. Arizona State University - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 36 masters’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
ASU - Tempe also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Texas State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in San Marcos, Texas, and it awarded 21 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas State, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State are $17,040, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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With a ranking of #9, Prairie View A & M University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. Prairie View A & M University is a medium-sized school located in Prairie View, Texas that handed out 20 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at PVAMU, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best General Engineering Master’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 PVAMU are $17,071.
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Baylor University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. Baylor is located in Waco, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
Baylor also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor University are $36,936, but some majors have different tuition rates.
With a ranking of #11, University of Arizona did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 15 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Arizona, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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With a ranking of #12, Southern Methodist University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. 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.
SMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Engineering Master’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 Southern Methodist University are $47,478.
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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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