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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering in Texas

8 Ranked Colleges
147 Degrees Awarded
$22,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master's in Texas

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas” ranking - to help you make that 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.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas” ranking looked at 8 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 Master’s in Texas

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

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering in Texas

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #1 spot on the list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our texas master’s degree engineering students list, Texas A&M College Station has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. 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.

Full Texas A&M University - College Station General Engineering Report

#2

Lamar University

Beaumont, Texas
#4 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 Master’s in Texas list. Lamar University is a fairly large school located in Beaumont, Texas that handed out 73 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Lamar University also made our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Lamar University are $15,699.

Full Lamar University General Engineering Report

#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas. Texas Tech is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees 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 University are $17,530.

Read full report on General Engineering at Texas Tech University

#4

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 #4 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas list. San Marcos, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.

Texas State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State University are $17,040, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Texas State General Engineering Report

#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend West Texas A&M University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas. 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. 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.

Read full report on General Engineering at West Texas A&M University

#6

Prairie View A & M University

Prairie View, Texas
#7 in overall quality

Prairie View A & M University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas ranking. Prairie View, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.

PVAMU also made our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #7. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at PVAMU are $17,071.

Read full report on General Engineering at Prairie View A & M University

#7

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
#3 in overall quality

Baylor University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas list. Baylor University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 3 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Baylor did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor University are $36,936.

Read more about General Engineering at Baylor University

#2 in overall quality

Southern Methodist University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas ranking. Southern Methodist University is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

SMU also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SMU are $47,478, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Engineering at SMU

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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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