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2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Texas

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Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Texas

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Texas” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

General Engineering is the 96th most popular major in the country with 9,018 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across Texas, there were 764 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 102 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,932 and $25,894 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Texas” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general engineering. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general engineering.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Texas

The colleges and universities below are the best for texas bachelor’s degree engineering students.

Top 11 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering in Texas

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Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Christian University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Texas list. This fairly large school is located in Fort Worth, Texas, and it awarded 45 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Engineering at Texas Christian University

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Abilene Christian University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Texas. This small school is located in Abilene, Texas, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%.

Read more about General Engineering at Abilene Christian University

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Mary Hardin - Baylor. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Texas. UMHB is located in Belton, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

Full University of Mary Hardin - Baylor General Engineering Report

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Schreiner University
Kerrville, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Schreiner University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Texas list. This small school is located in Kerrville, Texas, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Schreiner University General Engineering Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of the Incarnate Word. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Texas. This medium-sized school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UIW General Engineering Report

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Baylor University
Waco, Texas

Baylor University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Waco, Texas, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s engineering students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Baylor General Engineering Report

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The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Texas ranking. UTEP is located in El Paso, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

Full The University of Texas at El Paso General Engineering Report

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Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Texas list. Texas A&M College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Engineering at Texas A&M College Station

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Tarleton State University
Stephenville, Texas

Tarleton State University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Texas list. Located in Stephenville, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s engineering students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General Engineering at Tarleton State University

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Houston Baptist University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Texas ranking. This small school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General Engineering at Houston Baptist University

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Southern Methodist University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Texas ranking. Southern Methodist University is a fairly large school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 5 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on General Engineering at Southern Methodist University

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