2022 Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region
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General Mechanical Engineering is the 12th most popular major in the country with 47,598 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
Across the Southwest region, there were 5,649 general mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 4,578 general mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 36 colleges that offered a degree in general mechanical engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general mechanical 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 general mechanical engineering program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree general mechanical engineering students.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Mechanical Engineering in the Southwest Region
Out of the 36 schools in the Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas of the Permian Basin landed the #1 spot on the list. The University of Texas of the Permian Basin is located in Odessa, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 55 bachelors’s general mechanical engineering degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Permian Basin, the school also landed the #19 spot in our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas of the Permian Basin is $10,092 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree General Mechanical Engineering students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Texas A&M University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. West Texas A&M University is a fairly large school located in Canyon, Texas that handed out 43 bachelors’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $12,761 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree General Mechanical Engineering students per year to attend West Texas A&M University.
Full West Texas A&M University General Mechanical Engineering Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. UH is a large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 220 bachelors’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
UH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UH is $12,838 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree General Mechanical Engineering students.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech is a large public school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 357 bachelors’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas Tech also made our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend Texas Tech is $17,571 for southwest region bachelor’s degree general mechanical engineering students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. OSU is a public institution located in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 254 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at OSU, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is $14,648 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree General Mechanical Engineering students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Read full report on General Mechanical Engineering at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus
Tarleton State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Stephenville, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general mechanical engineering students in 2019-2020.
Tarleton not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #22 on our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $18,979 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree General Mechanical Engineering students per year to attend Tarleton State University.
Read more about General Mechanical Engineering at Tarleton State University
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a large public school situated in Edinburg, Texas. It awarded 99 bachelors’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
UT Rio Grande Valley also made our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #21. The yearly cost to attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is $4,514 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree General Mechanical Engineering students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Lamar University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Lamar University is a fairly large public school situated in Beaumont, Texas. It awarded 64 bachelors’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
Lamar University also took the #25 spot in our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Lamar University is $12,311 for southwest region bachelor’s degree general mechanical engineering students.
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With a ranking of #9, MSU Texas did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. MSU Texas is located in Wichita Falls, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 50 bachelors’s general mechanical engineering degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for MSU Texas is $10,045 for southwest region bachelor’s degree general mechanical engineering students.
The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #10. UTSA is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 187 bachelors’s general mechanical engineering degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UTSA, the school also landed the #23 spot in our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UTSA is $13,853 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree General Mechanical Engineering students.
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University of North Texas landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. UNT is a large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 166 bachelors’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
UNT also made our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #20. It costs about $15,086 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree General Mechanical Engineering students per year to attend University of North Texas.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
With a ranking of #12, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Located in Socorro, New Mexico, this small public school handed out 77 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general mechanical engineering students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at New Mexico Tech, the school also landed the #14 spot in our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend New Mexico Tech is $14,595 for southwest region bachelor’s degree general mechanical engineering students.
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.
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University of Central Oklahoma did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #13. University of Central Oklahoma is located in Edmond, Oklahoma and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 29 bachelors’s general mechanical engineering degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $16,562 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree General Mechanical Engineering students per year to attend UCO.
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #14. Norman, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general mechanical engineering degrees to 150 students in 2019-2020.
University of Oklahoma did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is $21,145 for southwest region bachelor’s degree general mechanical engineering students.
The low student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%. 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 Mechanical Engineering at University of Oklahoma
The University of Texas at Tyler came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Tyler, Texas, and it awarded 107 bachelors’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
UT Tyler also made our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #16. It costs about $10,974 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree General Mechanical Engineering students per year to attend UT Tyler.
Read more about General Mechanical Engineering at The University of Texas at Tyler
Northern Arizona University landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. NAU is a public institution located in Flagstaff, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 156 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $12,915 for southwest region bachelor’s degree general mechanical engineering students per year to attend NAU.
Prairie View A & M University ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Located in Prairie View, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 70 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general mechanical engineering students in 2019-2020.
PVAMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #18 on our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Prairie View A & M University is $14,582 for southwest region bachelor’s degree general mechanical engineering students.
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Corpus Christi, Texas, and it awarded 83 bachelors’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $16,332 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree General Mechanical Engineering students per year to attend Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi.
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Texas A&M University - Kingsville landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M University - Kingsville is a public institution located in Kingsville, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 77 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M Kingsville is $13,778 for southwest region bachelor’s degree general mechanical engineering students.
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New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #20 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It awarded 109 bachelors’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for NMSU Main Campus is $8,659 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree General Mechanical Engineering students.
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University of Houston - Clear Lake ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general mechanical engineering degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $10,612 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree General Mechanical Engineering students per year to attend University of Houston - Clear Lake.
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With a ranking of #22, Oklahoma Christian University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. OC is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Edmond, Oklahoma. It awarded 25 bachelors’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Oklahoma Christian University is $21,347 for southwest region bachelor’s degree general mechanical engineering students.
Full Oklahoma Christian University General Mechanical Engineering Report
The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. UT Arlington is located in Arlington, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 156 bachelors’s general mechanical engineering degrees to qualified students.
UT Arlington also took the #15 spot in our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $14,246 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree General Mechanical Engineering students per year to attend The University of Texas at Arlington.
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With a ranking of #24, The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. UTEP is a large public school situated in El Paso, Texas. It awarded 198 bachelors’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $8,920 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree General Mechanical Engineering students per year to attend The University of Texas at El Paso.
Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #25. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 265 bachelors’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
ASU - Tempe not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for ASU - Tempe is $11,706 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree General Mechanical Engineering students.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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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%.
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- *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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