2022 Best Value Colleges for Pre-Engineering (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Vallue Pre-Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Pre-Engineering is the 314th most popular major in the country with 2,230 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 295 pre-engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Pre-Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in pre-engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality pre-engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the pre-engineering program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Vallue Pre-Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region pre-engineering students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Pre-Engineering (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Tulsa Community College

Tulsa, Oklahoma

#1 in overall quality

$6,078 Average Net Price

$35,308 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tulsa Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Vallue Pre-Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. This fairly large school is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and it awarded 85 ’s pre-engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Tulsa Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Pre-Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Tulsa Community College is $6,078 for southwest region pre-engineering students whose families make more than $110k.

Full Tulsa Community College Pre-Engineering Report

#2

Central New Mexico Community College

Albuquerque, New Mexico

#2 in overall quality

$3,429 Average Net Price

$29,375 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Vallue Pre-Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Central New Mexico Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. CNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 43 ’s pre-engineering degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CNM, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Pre-Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for CNM is $3,429 for southwest region pre-engineering students whose families make more than $110k.

Full CNM Pre-Engineering Report

• Best Value Colleges for Pre-Engineering (Income Over $110k)

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Rémi Kaupp.

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