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2022 Best Value Materials Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

12 Ranked Colleges
258 Degrees Awarded
$19,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Materials Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Materials Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Materials Engineering is the 150th most popular major in the country with 3,485 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, materials engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $63,129 and had an average of $23,918 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 258 materials engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $26,390 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Materials Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 12 colleges that offered a degree in materials engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great materials engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the materials engineering program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Materials Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Materials Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 13 Best Value Colleges for Materials Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Materials Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. UT Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 7 ’s materials engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Materials Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UT Austin is $20,454 for Southwest Region Materials Engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

The low 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.

Read full report on Materials Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Materials Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #2 spot on the list. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s materials engineering degrees to 74 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASU - Tempe, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Materials Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Arizona State University - Tempe is $17,373 for southwest region materials engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at El Paso. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Materials Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. UTEP is a large school located in El Paso, Texas that handed out 14 ’s materials engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UTEP also took the #13 spot in our “Best Materials Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas at El Paso is $15,123 for Southwest Region Materials Engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Materials Engineering at The University of Texas at El Paso

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Materials Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Stillwater, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s materials engineering degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region materials engineering students whose families make $75-$110k list, OSU has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Materials Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend OSU is $18,978 for Southwest Region Materials Engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Materials Engineering at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

#5

University of Houston

Houston, Texas

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Materials Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Houston is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 19 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Materials Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $18,844 for Southwest Region Materials Engineering students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend UH.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Materials Engineering at University of Houston

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Materials Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. New Mexico Tech is a public institution located in Socorro, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region materials engineering students whose families make $75-$110k list, New Mexico Tech has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Materials Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $16,795 for southwest region materials engineering students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend New Mexico Tech.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on Materials Engineering at New Mexico Tech

The University of Texas at San Antonio came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Materials Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 6 ’s materials engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UTSA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Materials Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas at San Antonio is $18,275 for Southwest Region Materials Engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

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The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Materials Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. The University of Texas at Dallas is located in Richardson, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 18 ’s materials engineering degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region materials engineering students whose families make $75-$110k list, UT Dallas has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Materials Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend The University of Texas at Dallas is $20,552 for Southwest Region Materials Engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The low student loan default rate of 4.9% 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%.

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#9

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas

With a ranking of #9, Texas State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Materials Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Texas State University is a large school located in San Marcos, Texas that handed out 7 ’s materials engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas State also took the #7 spot in our “Best Materials Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas State University is $19,683 for southwest region materials engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#10

Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station, Texas

Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Materials Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Texas A&M College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 31 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also made our “Best Materials Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $26,028 for Southwest Region Materials Engineering students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Texas A&M College Station.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

Read full report on Materials Engineering at Texas A&M College Station

The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Materials Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. UT Arlington is a large public school situated in Arlington, Texas. It awarded 14 ’s materials engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region materials engineering students whose families make $75-$110k list, UT Arlington has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Materials Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend The University of Texas at Arlington is $16,473 for southwest region materials engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Materials Engineering at The University of Texas at Arlington

#12

Arizona State University - Skysong

Scottsdale, Arizona

With a ranking of #12, Arizona State University - Skysong did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Materials Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Scottsdale, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s materials engineering degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Skysong also took the #11 spot in our “Best Materials Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Arizona State University - Skysong is $20,321 for Southwest Region Materials Engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Materials Engineering at ASU - Skysong

#12

University of North Texas

Denton, Texas

University of North Texas came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Materials Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Denton, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s materials engineering degrees to 38 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region materials engineering students whose families make $75-$110k list, UNT has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Materials Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UNT is $21,613 for southwest region materials engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Materials Engineering at UNT

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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