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 Master’s 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 315 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,204 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 17 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general engineering. That schools that top this list have a program in general engineering in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree engineering students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma Christian University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region list. Oklahoma Christian University is a small school located in Edmond, Oklahoma that handed out 60 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Prairie View A & M University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Prairie View, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 16 degrees to qualified masters’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Engineering at Prairie View A & M University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lamar University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region. Beaumont, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering degrees to 39 students 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 Arizona State University - Skysong. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region list. Arizona State University - Skysong is a large public school situated in Scottsdale, Arizona. It awarded 81 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in San Marcos, Texas, this large public school handed out 31 diplomas to qualified masters’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
University of Arizona landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 29 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
West Texas A&M University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region list. West Texas A&M University is a medium-sized school located in Canyon, Texas that handed out 6 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Engineering at West Texas A&M University
Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 25 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on General Engineering at Arizona State University - Tempe
With a ranking of #9, Texas Tech University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 masters’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Southern Methodist University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s 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 masters’s engineering degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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 Southern Methodist University
Baylor University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Baylor University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waco, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Texas A&M University - College Station General Engineering Report
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Norman, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about General Engineering at University of Oklahoma
The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking. The University of Texas at El Paso is located in El Paso, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
Full The University of Texas at El Paso General Engineering Report
LeTourneau University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking. LeTourneau University is located in Longview, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
Northern Arizona University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Flagstaff, Arizona, this large public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified masters’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of North Texas came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Denton, Texas, this large public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified masters’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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