2022 Best Value Pre-Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

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 Value Pre-Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” 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 Value Pre-Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in pre-engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent pre-engineering programs, but they also cost less that 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Pre-Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region pre-engineering students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Pre-Engineering in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#1

Tulsa Community College

Tulsa, Oklahoma

#1 in overall quality

$6,078 Average Net Price

$35,308 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Pre-Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Tulsa Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Tulsa Community College is a public institution located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 85 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Tulsa Community College also made our “Best Pre-Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Tulsa Community College is $6,078 for Southwest Region Pre-Engineering students with aid.

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 Value Pre-Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Central New Mexico Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school awarded 43 diplomas to qualified ’s pre-engineering students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region pre-engineering students with aid list, CNM has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Pre-Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $3,429 for Southwest Region Pre-Engineering students with aid per year to attend CNM.

Read more about Pre-Engineering at Central New Mexico Community College

• Best Value Colleges for Pre-Engineering (With Aid)

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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