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2023 Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$24,054 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$73,134 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Southwest Region to see which graduate certificate 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.

Check out the engineering-related fields graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Our 2023 rankings named Oklahoma State University - Main Campus the best value school in the Southwest Region for engineering-related fields students working on their graduate certificate. OSU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Stillwater.

OSU graduate students pay an average of $24,175 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Engineering-Related Fields at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Report

Out of the 3 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Kingsville landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Texas A&M Kingsville graduate students pay an average of $14,344 in tuition and fees each year.

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

#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Arizona are $33,644 a year.

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Explore the best engineering-related fields colleges 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 3 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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