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2023 Best Value General Engineering Technology Schools in Texas

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$9,495 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$56,093 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Engineering Technology School for You

With 130 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general engineering technology is the #184 most popular major in Texas.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 General Engineering Technology Schools in Texas ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Texas to see which ones offered the best value programs for engineering tech students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value General Engineering Technology Schools in Texas

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

Best Texas Schools for Affordable Quality in General Engineering Technology

#1

Lee College

Baytown, TX
$3,882 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Lee College to be the best value school for general engineering technology students who want to pursue a degree in Texas. Lee College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Baytown.

Lee College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,882 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Lee College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best General Engineering Technology Schools in Texas list.

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$12,204 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general engineering technology schools in Texas. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Texas A&M College Station are $12,204 a year. The average amount in student loans that engineering tech majors at Texas A&M College Station take out is $27,084.

Texas A&M College Station did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best General Engineering Technology Schools in Texas list.

Full General Engineering Technology at Texas A&M University - College Station Report

$11,090 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of North Texas helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general engineering technology schools in Texas. UNT is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNT are $11,090 a year.

Full General Engineering Technology at University of North Texas Report

#4

University of Houston

Houston, TX
$9,699 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value General Engineering Technology Schools in Texas list. UH is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Houston.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UH are $9,699 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UH is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best General Engineering Technology Schools in Texas list.

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$8,960 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Sam Houston State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best general engineering technology schools in Texas. Located in the distant town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public school with a very large student population.

SHSU undergraduate students pay an average of $8,960 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

SHSU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best General Engineering Technology Schools in Texas list.

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#6

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX
$11,135 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Texas State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general engineering technology students. Texas State is a very large public school located in the city of San Marcos.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas State are $11,135 per year. After completing their degree, engineering tech graduates from Texas State carry an average student debtload of $20,250.

Read full report on General Engineering Technology at Texas State University

Best Value General Engineering Technology Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Value General Engineering Technology Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 0
Oklahoma 55
New Mexico 59

General Engineering Technology 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 6 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 KUKA Systems GmbH.

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