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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

42 Ranked Colleges
15,570 Degrees Awarded
$19,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

With 200,458 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, engineering is the 6th most popular major in the United States. 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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 15,570 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 42 colleges that offer 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.

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 engineering program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 26 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

#17 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas of the Permian Basin. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Odessa, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering degrees to 94 students in 2019-2020.

UT Permian Basin also took the #17 spot in our “Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UT Permian Basin is $10,092 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering students whose families make more than $110k.

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Out of the 42 schools in the Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #2 spot on the list. Edinburg, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering degrees to 278 students in 2019-2020.

It costs about $4,514 for southwest region bachelor’s degree engineering students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.

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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#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1,378 bachelors’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Austin, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas at Austin is $18,023 for southwest region bachelor’s degree engineering students whose families make more than $110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.

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#4

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering degrees to 872 students in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Texas Tech is $17,571 for southwest region bachelor’s degree engineering students whose families make more than $110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Texas Tech Engineering Report

#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #5 for the Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. Arizona State University - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1,605 bachelors’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

ASU - Tempe also took the #8 spot in our “Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for ASU - Tempe is $11,706 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering students whose families make more than $110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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New Mexico State University - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It awarded 310 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for NMSU Main Campus is $8,659 for southwest region bachelor’s degree engineering students whose families make more than $110k.

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#20 in overall quality

The University of Texas at Tyler came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. UT Tyler is a medium-sized public school situated in Tyler, Texas. It awarded 222 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Tyler also made our “Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #20. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas at Tyler is $10,974 for southwest region bachelor’s degree engineering students whose families make more than $110k.

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#13 in overall quality

Oklahoma State University - Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. This large school is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and it awarded 626 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU also made our “Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #13. The yearly cost to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is $14,648 for southwest region bachelor’s degree engineering students whose families make more than $110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#9

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#16 in overall quality

University of Arizona did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #9. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 587 bachelors’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

University of Arizona also took the #16 spot in our “Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $15,016 for southwest region bachelor’s degree engineering students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend University of Arizona.

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

Full University of Arizona Engineering Report

#23 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Socorro, New Mexico, this small public school awarded 174 degrees to qualified bachelors’s engineering students in 2019-2020.

New Mexico Tech also made our “Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #23. The estimated yearly cost for New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology is $14,595 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering students whose families make more than $110k.

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.

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#11

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#14 in overall quality

University of Houston ranked #11 on this year’s Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 626 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UH also took the #14 spot in our “Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UH is $12,838 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering students whose families make more than $110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#11 in overall quality

With a ranking of #12, The University of Texas at Dallas did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Richardson, Texas, this large public school awarded 675 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s engineering students in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas also took the #11 spot in our “Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas at Dallas is $15,232 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering students whose families make more than $110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.

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#13

Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station, Texas
#3 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Texas A&M College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2,078 bachelors’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

Texas A&M College Station did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $19,057 for southwest region bachelor’s degree engineering students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Texas A&M University - College Station.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Texas A&M University - College Station Engineering Report

The University of Texas at El Paso came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. El Paso, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering degrees to 513 students in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas at El Paso is $8,920 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering students whose families make more than $110k.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering degrees to 479 students in 2019-2020.

It costs about $13,853 for southwest region bachelor’s degree engineering students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend UTSA.

Full UTSA Engineering Report

#16

Lamar University

Beaumont, Texas
#22 in overall quality

Lamar University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Beaumont, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering degrees to 210 students in 2019-2020.

Lamar University also made our “Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #22. The yearly cost to attend Lamar University is $12,311 for southwest region bachelor’s degree engineering students whose families make more than $110k.

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#19 in overall quality

The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Arlington, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering degrees to 616 students in 2019-2020.

UT Arlington did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #19 on our “Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UT Arlington is $14,246 for southwest region bachelor’s degree engineering students whose families make more than $110k.

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#18

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#18 in overall quality

Texas State University landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Texas State is located in San Marcos, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 160 bachelors’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas State, the school also landed the #18 spot in our “Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $15,230 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Texas State.

Full Texas State Engineering Report

#19

Oklahoma Christian University

Edmond, Oklahoma

With a ranking of #19, Oklahoma Christian University did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Oklahoma Christian University is located in Edmond, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 43 bachelors’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

It costs about $21,347 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Oklahoma Christian University.

Full OC Engineering Report

#20

University of North Texas

Denton, Texas
#25 in overall quality

University of North Texas did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #20. Denton, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering degrees to 320 students in 2019-2020.

UNT also took the #25 spot in our “Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UNT is $15,086 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering students whose families make more than $110k.

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

Full University of North Texas Engineering Report

#21

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona

Northern Arizona University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. This large school is located in Flagstaff, Arizona, and it awarded 341 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $12,915 for southwest region bachelor’s degree engineering students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Northern Arizona University.

Full NAU Engineering Report

Texas A&M University - Kingsville landed the #22 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Texas A&M University - Kingsville is a medium-sized public school situated in Kingsville, Texas. It awarded 309 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M Kingsville is $13,778 for southwest region bachelor’s degree engineering students whose families make more than $110k.

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#23

MSU Texas

Wichita Falls, Texas

MSU Texas ranked #23 on this year’s Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Wichita Falls, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering degrees to 50 students in 2019-2020.

It costs about $10,045 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend MSU Texas.

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#24

West Texas A&M University

Canyon, Texas

West Texas A&M University did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #24. West Texas A&M University is a public institution located in Canyon, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 63 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $12,761 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend West Texas A&M University.

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#25

Arizona State University - Skysong

Scottsdale, Arizona
#21 in overall quality

With a ranking of #25, Arizona State University - Skysong did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Scottsdale, Arizona, this large public school handed out 175 degrees to qualified bachelors’s engineering students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Skysong did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #21 on our “Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Arizona State University - Skysong is $13,971 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering students whose families make more than $110k.

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#25

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, Texas

Tarleton State University landed the #25 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Tarleton State University is located in Stephenville, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 43 bachelors’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

The yearly cost to attend Tarleton is $18,979 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering students whose families make more than $110k.

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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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