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2023 Best Value Engineering-Related Technologies Schools in the Southwest Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$16,024 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Engineering-Related Technologies is the #271 most popular major in the country with 989 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Technologies Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for engineering-related tech students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for engineering-related tech majors pursuing a .

#1

Tyler Junior College

Tyler, TX
$4,440 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Tyler Junior College the best value school in the Southwest Region for engineering-related technologies students. Located in the medium-sized city of Tyler, Tyler Junior College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Tyler Junior College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,440 in tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lone Star College System. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering-Related Technologies Schools in the Southwest Region list. North Harris Montgomery is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of The Woodlands.

North Harris Montgomery undergraduate students pay an average of $6,168 in tuition and fees each year.

North Harris Montgomery also claimed a spot on our Best Engineering-Related Technologies Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Austin Community College District is a great value for engineering-related technologies students. Located in the large city of Austin, Austin Community College District is a public school with a very large student population.

Austin Community College District undergraduate students pay an average of $10,590 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Austin Community College District also did well on our Best Engineering-Related Technologies Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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$23,767 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public college with a large student population.

NMSU Main Campus undergraduate students pay an average of $23,767 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

The excellent programs at University of Arizona helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering-related technologies schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Arizona are $35,153 per year.

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 42
Arizona 3
Oklahoma 36
New Mexico 1

Engineering-Related Technologies is one of 18 different types of programs to choose from.

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 5 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Mike1979 Russia.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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