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Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

2023 Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$25,061 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$60,554 Avg Salary

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, engineering-related fields was ranked #109 in the country. In fact 6,736 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Southwest Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for engineering-related fields students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Our analysis found Arizona State University - Skysong to be the best value school for engineering-related fields students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Southwest Region . ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the city of Scottsdale.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at ASU - Skysong are $13,092 a year. The average amount in student loans that engineering-related fields majors at ASU - Skysong take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $30,618.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, ASU - Skysong also did well on our Best Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#2

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Texas State University is a great value for engineering-related fields students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas State are $22,559 per year. Engineering-Related Fields majors at Texas State take out an average of $17,809 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Out of the 4 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the # 3 spot on the list. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at ASU - Tempe are $29,438 a year. Engineering-Related Fields majors at ASU - Tempe take out an average of $30,618 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, ASU - Tempe also is in the top 20% of our Best Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.

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#4

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Arizona is a great value for engineering-related fields students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Arizona are $35,153 per year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, engineering-related fields majors at University of Arizona accumulate an average of around $26,002 in student debt.

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Explore the best engineering-related fields schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 271
Arizona 111
Oklahoma 8
New Mexico 10

One of 18 majors within the area of study, engineering-related fields has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Industrial Production Technology 11,906
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 10,593
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 8,964
Environmental Control Technology 8,690
Electronics Engineering Technology 8,592

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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