by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Texas for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Texas, there were 770 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,698 and $16,750 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 118 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,376 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Texas for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in general engineering. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in general engineering.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for texas master’s degree engineering students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lamar University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Texas for a Master’s list. Lamar University is a fairly large school located in Beaumont, Texas that handed out 39 masters’s engineering degrees 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%.
Out of the 11 schools in the Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Texas for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in San Marcos, Texas, this large public school handed out 31 diplomas to qualified masters’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Prairie View A & M University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Texas for a Master’s list. PVAMU is located in Prairie View, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 masters’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
Read more about General Engineering at Prairie View A & M University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Texas for a Master’s list. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.
Read full report on General Engineering at Texas Tech University
Out of the 11 schools in the Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Texas for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #5 spot on the list. Texas A&M College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 7 masters’s engineering degrees 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%.
West Texas A&M University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Texas for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. West Texas A&M University is a medium-sized public school situated in Canyon, Texas. It awarded 6 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Baylor University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Texas for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in Waco, Texas, and it awarded 4 masters’s engineering degrees 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 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Southern Methodist University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Texas for a Master’s list. Southern Methodist University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 4 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. 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
With a ranking of #9, The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Texas for a Master’s list. UTEP is located in El Paso, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
Full The University of Texas at El Paso General Engineering Report
University of North Texas ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Texas for a Master’s list. UNT is a large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 0 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
LeTourneau University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Texas for a Master’s list. LETU is a small school located in Longview, Texas that handed out 0 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
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