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2024 Best Value General Manufacturing Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region

6 Ranked Colleges
150 Degrees Awarded
$14,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value General Manufacturing Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value General Manufacturing Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

General Manufacturing Engineering is the 447th most popular major in the country with 947 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Southwest region, there were 150 general manufacturing engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Manufacturing Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general manufacturing engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general manufacturing engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general manufacturing 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 General Manufacturing Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region general manufacturing engineering students.

Top 6 Best Value Colleges for General Manufacturing Engineering in the Southwest Region

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Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value General Manufacturing Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #1 spot on the list. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a large school located in Edinburg, Texas that handed out 26 ’s general manufacturing engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

UT Rio Grande Valley not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Manufacturing Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UT Rio Grande Valley is $3,743 for Southwest Region General Manufacturing Engineering students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UT Rio Grande Valley General Manufacturing Engineering Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #2 on our 2024 Best Value General Manufacturing Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school handed out 20 diplomas to qualified ’s general manufacturing engineering students in 2020-2021.

ASU - Tempe also made our “Best General Manufacturing Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $13,107 for Southwest Region General Manufacturing Engineering students per year to attend Arizona State University - Tempe.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about General Manufacturing Engineering at ASU - Tempe

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Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value General Manufacturing Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #3 spot on the list. The University of Texas at El Paso is a large public school situated in El Paso, Texas. It awarded 10 ’s general manufacturing engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southwest region general manufacturing engineering students list, UTEP has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best General Manufacturing Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend The University of Texas at El Paso is $9,000 for southwest region general manufacturing engineering students.

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Texas State University
San Marcos, Texas

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value General Manufacturing Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in San Marcos, Texas, and it awarded 26 ’s general manufacturing engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas State, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Manufacturing Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas State University is $14,887 for Southwest Region General Manufacturing Engineering students.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value General Manufacturing Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s general manufacturing engineering degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southwest region general manufacturing engineering students list, UTSA has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best General Manufacturing Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $10,549 for Southwest Region General Manufacturing Engineering students per year to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio.

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%.

Full UTSA General Manufacturing Engineering Report

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Southern Methodist University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Manufacturing Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Southern Methodist University is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 57 ’s general manufacturing engineering degrees to qualified students.

SMU also made our “Best General Manufacturing Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend SMU is $38,208 for Southwest Region General Manufacturing Engineering students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. 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%.

Read more about General Manufacturing Engineering at Southern Methodist University

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