by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Engineering Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 11,796 people earned their degree in general engineering, making the major the 79th most popular in the United States. 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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 74 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,218 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Engineering Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in general engineering. To top this list, a school must have a successful general engineering program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Engineering Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree engineering students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Engineering Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate. This fairly large school is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and it awarded 33 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Engineering at New Mexico State University - Main Campus
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Engineering Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 23 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lamar University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Engineering Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate. Beaumont, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s engineering degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Engineering Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s engineering degrees to 4 students 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 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Texas A&M University - College Station General Engineering Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - Kingsville. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Engineering Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate. Kingsville, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s engineering degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Full Texas A&M University - Kingsville General Engineering Report
Southern Methodist University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Engineering Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate list. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s engineering degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
Read full report on General Engineering at Southern Methodist University
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Engineering Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate ranking. University of Oklahoma is a large school located in Norman, Oklahoma that handed out 6 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%. 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 full report on General Engineering at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
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