by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
With 198,468 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, engineering is the 7th most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $68,653 and had an average of $23,855 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 23,446 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $69,300 and $23,146 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 935 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 70 colleges that offer a degree in engineering. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their engineering program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree engineering students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Los Alamos Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region list. UNM Los Alamos is a small school located in Los Alamos, New Mexico that handed out 7 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of New Mexico - Los Alamos Campus Engineering Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region list. SIPI is a small public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 7 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region. Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf is a public institution located in Big Spring, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tulsa Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region list. Tulsa Community College is a public institution located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 66 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend El Paso Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in El Paso, Texas, and it awarded 91 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Engineering at El Paso Community College
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Miami, Oklahoma, this small public school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified associates’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Engineering at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College
Western Texas College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Western Texas College is a small public school situated in Snyder, Texas. It awarded 5 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Austin Community College District came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering degrees to 97 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Engineering at Austin Community College District
Houston Community College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Houston, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering degrees to 109 students in 2020-2021.
Santa Fe Community College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Santa Fe, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
Carl Albert State College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Carl Albert State College is a small public school situated in Poteau, Oklahoma. It awarded 6 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Northern New Mexico College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region list. Northern New Mexico College is a public institution located in Espanola, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Amarillo College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #13. Amarillo College is a medium-sized public school situated in Amarillo, Texas. It awarded 27 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Oklahoma City Community College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking. OCCC is a fairly large school located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma that handed out 29 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Odessa College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region list. Odessa College is a medium-sized school located in Odessa, Texas that handed out 23 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
South Texas College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in McAllen, Texas, and it awarded 74 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Rose State College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Midwest City, Oklahoma, and it awarded 11 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Seminole State College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Seminole State College is a small school located in Seminole, Oklahoma that handed out 4 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Cameron University ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region list. Cameron University is a small school located in Lawton, Oklahoma that handed out 8 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Arizona Western College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Yuma, Arizona, this medium-sized public school handed out 15 degrees to qualified associates’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
University of New Mexico - Valencia County Campus landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Los Lunas, New Mexico, and it awarded 1 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Howard College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #22. Howard County Junior College is a small school located in Big Spring, Texas that handed out 6 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Wharton County Junior College ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region list. Wharton County Junior College is a medium-sized school located in Wharton, Texas that handed out 5 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Engineering at Wharton County Junior College
With a ranking of #24, San Jacinto Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Pasadena, Texas, and it awarded 49 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
New Mexico State University - Carlsbad landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking. New Mexico State University - Carlsbad is a small public school situated in Carlsbad, New Mexico. It awarded 1 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
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