2024 Best Manufacturing Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

When it comes to popularity, a bachelor's degree in manufacturing engineering sits in the middle of the road, ranking #203 out of 363 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Manufacturing Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 52 bachelor's degrees in manufacturing engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools List

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to manufacturing engineering students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of manufacturing engineering students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for manufacturing engineering to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized manufacturing engineering related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for manufacturing engineering students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The manufacturing 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 the Best Manufacturing Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Manufacturing Engineering in the Southwest Region

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for manufacturing engineering students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Southwest Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Manufacturing Engineering

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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Edinburg, TX

22 Annual Graduates

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in manufacturing engineering. UT Rio Grande Valley is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Edinburg.More information about a bachelor’s in manufacturing engineering from The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

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Arizona State University - Tempe
Tempe, AZ

4 Annual Graduates

$24,253 Median Student Debt

Arizona State University - Tempe is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in manufacturing engineering. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in manufacturing engineering from Arizona State University - Tempe

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Texas State University
San Marcos, TX

26 Annual Graduates

$55,495 Median Starting Salary

$21,375 Median Student Debt

Texas State University is a great choice for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in manufacturing engineering. Texas State is a very large public university located in the city of San Marcos.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the manufacturing engineering program report average early career income of $55,495.

More information about a bachelor’s in manufacturing engineering from Texas State University

Best Manufacturing Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best manufacturing engineering colleges for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	245	48
Arizona	200	4
New Mexico	133	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Manufacturing Engineering

Manufacturing Engineering is one of 41 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

Manufacturing Engineering Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Manufacturing Engineering	52

Majors Similar to Manufacturing Engineering

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering	4,367
Electrical Engineering	2,476
Civil Engineering	1,600
Chemical Engineering	1,225
Computer Engineering	1,141
Biomedical Engineering	889
Industrial Engineering	777
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	744
Petroleum Engineering	364
General Engineering	280

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.