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2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas

8 Ranked Colleges
147 Degrees Awarded
$22,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master's in Texas

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

General Engineering is the 78th most popular major in the country with 11,925 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, general engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $66,152 and had an average of $20,077 in loans still to pay off.

Across Texas, there were 806 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,400 and $14,850 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 147 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general engineering programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering in Texas

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #1 spot on the list. Texas A&M University - College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 masters’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

Texas A&M College Station also made our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Engineering at Texas A&M College Station

#2

Lamar University

Beaumont, Texas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lamar University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas. Lamar University is located in Beaumont, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 73 masters’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

Lamar University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lamar University are $15,699, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Engineering at Lamar University

#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #3 spot on the list. Texas Tech is a large public school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 5 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech also made our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Texas Tech General Engineering Report

#4

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas list. San Marcos, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.

Texas State also took the #6 spot in our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State University are $17,040, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Texas State University General Engineering Report

#8 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, West Texas A&M University landed the #5 spot on the list. West Texas A&M University is a public institution located in Canyon, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our texas master’s degree engineering students list, West Texas A&M University has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at West Texas A&M University are $8,013.

Full West Texas A&M University General Engineering Report

#6

Prairie View A & M University

Prairie View, Texas

Prairie View A & M University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas ranking, coming in at #6. Prairie View A & M University is located in Prairie View, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 masters’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

PVAMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at PVAMU are $17,071, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Prairie View A & M University General Engineering Report

#7

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
#3 in overall quality

Baylor University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas ranking. Baylor is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waco, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Baylor not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor are $36,936, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Baylor General Engineering Report

#2 in overall quality

Southern Methodist University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas ranking. SMU is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SMU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Methodist University are $47,478, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full SMU General Engineering Report

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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.

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