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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering in the Southwest Region

41 Ranked Colleges
5,335 Degrees Awarded
$85,670 Avg Salary
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 198,468 engineering students received their degree, making the major the 7th most popular in the country. 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 5,335 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,204 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 41 colleges that offered a degree in engineering. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in engineering.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region”.

Top 25 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering in the Southwest Region

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Out of the 41 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology is located in Socorro, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 46 masters’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full New Mexico Tech Engineering Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma Christian University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region. This small school is located in Edmond, Oklahoma, and it awarded 68 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Engineering at OC

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Out of the 41 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Kingsville landed the #3 spot on the list. Texas A&M Kingsville is located in Kingsville, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 100 masters’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on Engineering at Texas A&M University - Kingsville

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Out of the 41 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Methodist University landed the #4 spot on the list. SMU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 199 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full SMU Engineering Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school handed out 941 diplomas to qualified masters’s engineering students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Arizona State University - Tempe Engineering Report

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With a ranking of #6, Southeastern Oklahoma State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region list. Southeastern Oklahoma State University is located in Durant, Oklahoma and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 66 masters’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

Full Southeastern Oklahoma State University Engineering Report

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Rice University
Houston, Texas

Rice University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. Houston, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s engineering degrees to 94 students in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Engineering at Rice University

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The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking. The University of Texas at Arlington is a public institution located in Arlington, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 526 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%.

Full UT Arlington Engineering Report

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With a ranking of #9, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region list. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering degrees to 725 students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%.

Full Texas A&M College Station Engineering Report

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The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in El Paso, Texas, and it awarded 170 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Engineering at The University of Texas at El Paso

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The University of Texas at Dallas ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Richardson, Texas, and it awarded 261 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.

Read more about Engineering at UT Dallas

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LeTourneau University
Longview, Texas

LeTourneau University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking. LETU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Longview, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Engineering at LETU

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New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and it awarded 89 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Engineering at NMSU Main Campus

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University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #14. This large school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 155 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Engineering at UNM

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University of Tulsa
Tulsa, Oklahoma

University of Tulsa did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #15. University of Tulsa is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 29 masters’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read full report on Engineering at University of Tulsa

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The University of Texas at Austin landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking. The University of Texas at Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 399 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UT Austin Engineering Report

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Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas

Texas Tech University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school awarded 207 diplomas to qualified masters’s engineering students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Read more about Engineering at Texas Tech University

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University of Houston
Houston, Texas

University of Houston came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UH is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 234 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Engineering at UH

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St. Mary's University
San Antonio, Texas

St. Mary’s University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #19. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 19 degrees to qualified masters’s engineering students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Engineering at St. Mary’s

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University of Houston - Clear Lake landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Houston, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering degrees to 46 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Houston - Clear Lake Engineering Report

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With a ranking of #21, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Norman, Oklahoma, and it awarded 124 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Read full report on Engineering at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

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University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

With a ranking of #22, University of Arizona did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Arizona is a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 195 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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

Read more about Engineering at University of Arizona

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 103 masters’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

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

Read full report on Engineering at OSU

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Prairie View A & M University
Prairie View, Texas

Prairie View A & M University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Prairie View, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.

Full Prairie View A & M University Engineering Report

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Arizona State University - Skysong came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Arizona State University - Skysong is a large school located in Scottsdale, Arizona that handed out 138 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Arizona State University - Skysong Engineering Report

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