by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Bachelor’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 79th most popular major in the country with 11,796 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, general engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $68,873 and had an average of $20,557 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 1,837 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,584 and $19,521 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 280 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 17 colleges that offer a degree 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 engineering school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oral Roberts University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region list. ORU is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 27 bachelors’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Christian University landed the #2 spot on the list. Texas Christian University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Fort Worth, Texas. It awarded 45 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.
Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Abilene Christian University landed the #3 spot on the list. Abilene Christian University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Abilene, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%.
Full Abilene Christian University General Engineering Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Mary Hardin - Baylor. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region. UMHB is a small school located in Belton, Texas that handed out 8 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Schreiner University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region list. Schreiner University is a small school located in Kerrville, Texas that handed out 3 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school awarded 149 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s engineering students 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of the Incarnate Word landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UIW is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
Baylor University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Waco, Texas, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #9. UTEP is a public institution located in El Paso, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Engineering at The University of Texas at El Paso
With a ranking of #10, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region list. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. 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%.
Full Texas A&M University - College Station General Engineering Report
Grand Canyon University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #11. Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit institution located in Phoenix, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Tarleton State University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Tarleton State University is a fairly large public school situated in Stephenville, Texas. It awarded 0 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Engineering at Tarleton State University
Houston Baptist University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Houston Baptist University is located in Houston, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on General Engineering at Houston Baptist University
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region list. Norman, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering degrees to 6 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
Southern Methodist University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking. SMU is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. 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%.
Oklahoma Christian University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking. OC is a private not-for-profit institution located in Edmond, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 60 bachelors’s 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%.
With a ranking of #12, Ottawa University - Surprise did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region list. Ottawa University - Surprise is a small school located in Surprise, Arizona that handed out 0 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read more about General Engineering at Ottawa University - Surprise
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