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2022 Best Value Other Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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Best Value Other Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Other Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 2,900 people earned their degree in other engineering, making the major the 245th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 64 other engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Other Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in other engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other 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 other engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Other Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 3 Best Value Colleges for Other Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Other Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Stillwater, Oklahoma. It awarded 28 ’s other engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU also made our “Best Other Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for OSU is $14,698 for southwest region other engineering students whose families make $48-$75k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full OSU Other Engineering Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Other Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. ASU - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 ’s other engineering degrees to qualified students.

ASU - Tempe not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Other Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend ASU - Tempe is $14,033 for Southwest Region Other Engineering students whose families make $48-$75k.

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

Full ASU - Tempe Other Engineering Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Methodist University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Other Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Southern Methodist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 14 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SMU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Other Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SMU is $31,813 for Southwest Region Other Engineering students whose families make $48-$75k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.3% 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 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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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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