by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Doctorate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region” 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 the Southwest region, there were 1,361 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 74 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,218 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 7 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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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree engineering students.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and it awarded 33 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Engineering at New Mexico State University - Main Campus
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 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region. This large school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 23 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of New Mexico - Main Campus General Engineering Report
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Kingsville landed the #3 spot on the list. Texas A&M University - Kingsville is located in Kingsville, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lamar University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region. Lamar University is a public institution located in Beaumont, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Methodist University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region list. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s engineering degrees to 1 students 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. Texas A&M University - College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Texas A&M University - College Station General Engineering Report
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Oklahoma is a large public school situated in Norman, Oklahoma. It awarded 6 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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