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

5 Ranked Colleges
1,010 Degrees Awarded
$9,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking.

Engineering is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 6th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 200,458 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $64,888 and had an average of $23,564 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 23,743 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $63,902 and $21,894 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,010 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 5 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Tulsa Community College

Tulsa, Oklahoma
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tulsa Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Tulsa Community College is a fairly large school located in Tulsa, Oklahoma that handed out 85 associates’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tulsa Community College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Tulsa Community College is $10,064 for southwest region associate degree engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#2

Houston Community College

Houston, Texas
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Houston Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Houston Community College is a large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 134 associates’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Houston Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Houston Community College is $9,755 for southwest region associate degree engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#3

Central New Mexico Community College

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central New Mexico Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. CNM is a large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 46 associates’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

CNM also made our “Best Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $7,646 for southwest region associate degree engineering students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Central New Mexico Community College.

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#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Austin Community College District landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 83 associates’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree engineering students whose families make $75-$110k list, Austin Community College District has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $11,596 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Engineering students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Austin Community College District.

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#5

Northwest Vista College

San Antonio, Texas
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest Vista College landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 14 associates’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northwest Vista College, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $10,407 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Engineering students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Northwest Vista College.

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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%.

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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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