2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in the Southwest Region
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value ME Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2019-2020, 47,598 people earned their degree in mechanical engineering, making the major the 20th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, mechanical engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $64,495 and had an average of $23,104 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 5,649 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,691 and $21,487 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 4,578 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value ME Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 36 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent mechanical engineering programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the mechanical engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value ME Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree me students.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in the Southwest Region
Out of the 36 schools in the Best Value ME 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. Odessa, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s ME degrees to 55 students in 2019-2020.
UT Permian Basin also took the #19 spot in our “Best 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 ME students.
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Out of the 36 schools in the Best Value ME Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, West Texas A&M University landed the #2 spot on the list. West Texas A&M University is located in Canyon, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 43 bachelors’s ME degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for West Texas A&M University is $12,761 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree ME students.
Full West Texas A&M University 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 ME Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. University of Houston is a large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 220 bachelors’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.
UH also took the #6 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $12,838 for southwest region bachelor’s degree me students per year to attend UH.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at University of Houston
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 357 bachelors’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree me students list, Texas Tech has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $17,571 for southwest region bachelor’s degree me students per year to attend Texas Tech.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. OSU is a large school located in Stillwater, Oklahoma that handed out 254 bachelors’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.
OSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for OSU is $14,648 for southwest region bachelor’s degree me students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus
With a ranking of #6, Tarleton State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Tarleton State University is a fairly large public school situated in Stephenville, Texas. It awarded 14 bachelors’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.
Tarleton not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #22 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Tarleton State University is $18,979 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree ME students.
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in Edinburg, Texas, and it awarded 99 bachelors’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.
UT Rio Grande Valley did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #21 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $4,514 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree ME students per year to attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.
The low student loan default rate of 4.8% 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 Mechanical Engineering at UT Rio Grande Valley
With a ranking of #8, Lamar University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Beaumont, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s ME degrees to 64 students in 2019-2020.
Lamar University also took the #25 spot in our “Best 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 ME students.
MSU Texas came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value ME Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. MSU Texas is a medium-sized public school situated in Wichita Falls, Texas. It awarded 50 bachelors’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend MSU Texas is $10,045 for southwest region bachelor’s degree me students.
The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well in the 2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #10. This large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 187 bachelors’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree me students list, UTSA has also earned the #23 rank in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio is $13,853 for southwest region bachelor’s degree me students.
Full The University of Texas at San Antonio Mechanical Engineering Report
University of North Texas came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value ME Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. University of North Texas is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 166 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UNT also took the #20 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $15,086 for southwest region bachelor’s degree me students per year to attend University of North Texas.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Full University of North Texas Mechanical Engineering Report
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology did quite well in the 2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #12. New Mexico Tech is a small public school situated in Socorro, New Mexico. It awarded 77 bachelors’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree me students list, New Mexico Tech has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $14,595 for southwest region bachelor’s degree me students per year to attend New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology.
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
University of Central Oklahoma ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value ME Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. University of Central Oklahoma is a public institution located in Edmond, Oklahoma. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend UCO is $16,562 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree ME students.
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value ME 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 ME degrees to 150 students in 2019-2020.
University of Oklahoma did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Oklahoma is $21,145 for southwest region bachelor’s degree me 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. 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%.
Read more about 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 ME Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. The University of Texas at Tyler is a medium-sized school located in Tyler, Texas that handed out 107 bachelors’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Tyler, the school also landed the #16 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas at Tyler is $10,974 for southwest region bachelor’s degree me students.
With a ranking of #16, Northern Arizona University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Flagstaff, Arizona, and it awarded 156 bachelors’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $12,915 for southwest region bachelor’s degree me students per year to attend Northern Arizona University.
Prairie View A & M University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value ME Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Prairie View, Texas, and it awarded 70 bachelors’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree me students list, PVAMU has also earned the #18 rank in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $14,582 for southwest region bachelor’s degree me students per year to attend PVAMU.
Full Prairie View A & M University Mechanical Engineering Report
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi did quite well in the 2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #18. Texas A&M Corpus Christi is a public institution located in Corpus Christi, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 83 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $16,332 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree ME students per year to attend Texas A&M Corpus Christi.
Full Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi Mechanical Engineering Report
Texas A&M University - Kingsville ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value ME Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M University - Kingsville is a medium-sized public school situated in Kingsville, Texas. It awarded 77 bachelors’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M Kingsville is $13,778 for southwest region bachelor’s degree me students.
Full Texas A&M University - Kingsville Mechanical Engineering Report
New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #20. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Las Cruces, New Mexico that handed out 109 bachelors’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus is $8,659 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree ME students.
University of Houston - Clear Lake ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value ME Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for UH Clear Lake is $10,612 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree ME students.
Full University of Houston - Clear Lake Mechanical Engineering Report
Oklahoma Christian University ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value ME Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Oklahoma Christian University is a small school located in Edmond, Oklahoma that handed out 25 bachelors’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend OC is $21,347 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree ME students.
The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value ME Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. UT Arlington is a public institution located in Arlington, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 156 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree me students list, UT Arlington has also earned the #15 rank in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UT Arlington is $14,246 for southwest region bachelor’s degree me students.
Read more about Mechanical Engineering at The University of Texas at Arlington
With a ranking of #24, The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well on the 2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. UTEP is a public institution located in El Paso, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 198 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend UTEP is $8,920 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree ME students.
With a ranking of #25, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on the 2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 265 bachelors’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASU - Tempe, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend ASU - Tempe is $11,706 for southwest region bachelor’s degree me students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Full Arizona State University - Tempe Mechanical Engineering Report
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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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