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2022 Best Value Colleges for Other Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

3 Ranked Colleges
64 Degrees Awarded
$15,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Other Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Other Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

Other Engineering is the 174th most popular major in the country with 2,900 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, other engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $75,379 and had an average of $28,015 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 64 other engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $29,290 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in other engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other engineering programs that also have a lower cost than 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Other Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region other engineering students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 3 Best Value Colleges for Other Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Other Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 28 ’s other engineering degrees to qualified students.

OSU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Other Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is $9,962 for Southwest Region Other Engineering students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Other Engineering Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Other Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Arizona State University - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also took the #2 spot in our “Best Other Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Arizona State University - Tempe is $8,921 for southwest region other engineering students whose families make $30-$48k.

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 full report on Other Engineering at Arizona State University - Tempe

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 $30-$48k list. This fairly large school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 14 ’s other engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

SMU also made our “Best Other Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Southern Methodist University is $27,331 for Southwest Region Other Engineering students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Other Engineering at Southern Methodist University

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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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