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2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

14 Colleges
$19,449 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$83,157 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Master's Degree School for You

Engineering Technologies is the #20 most popular major in the country with 85,188 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Technologies Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree 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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Check out the engineering tech master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Engineering Technologies Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Oklahoma State University - Main Campus to be the best value school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . OSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Stillwater.

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

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, OSU also is in the top 20% of our Best Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of North Texas is a great value for engineering technologies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNT are $15,600 per year.

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#3

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, TX

Out of the 14 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Tarleton State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Tarleton is a fairly large public school located in the town of Stephenville.

Tarleton graduate students pay an average of $15,031 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $24,106 per year.

Texas A&M College Station also took the #5 spot in our Best Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region rankings.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Skysong. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the city of Scottsdale.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at ASU - Skysong are $9,982 a year.

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#6

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Texas State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree engineering technologies programs. Located in the city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public school with a very large student population.

Texas State graduate students pay an average of $17,220 in tuition and fees each year.

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#7

University of Houston

Houston, TX

University of Houston did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering technologies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UH are $18,871 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UH also did well on our Best Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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With a ranking of #8, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering technologies students working on their master’s degree. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at ASU - Tempe are $24,432 per year.

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With a ranking of #9, Northeastern State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering technologies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the remote town of Tahlequah, NSU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NSU are $10,911 a year.

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Southeastern Oklahoma State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the distant town of Durant, Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Southeastern Oklahoma State University are $11,376 per year.

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Best Engineering Technologies Colleges by State

Explore the best engineering technologies colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 502
Texas 4,414
New Mexico 223
Oklahoma 687

Engineering Tech Majors to Study

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
Engineering-Related Fields 6,736
Mechanical Engineering Technology 6,013
General Engineering Technology 4,676
Construction Engineering Technology 4,330
Quality Control Technology 3,824
Computer Engineering Technology 3,595
Engineering Technology (Other) 1,768
Architectural Engineering Technology 1,290
Energy Systems Technologies 1,256
Civil Engineering Technology 1,187
Engineering-Related Technologies 989
Mining & Petroleum Technology 445
Nuclear Engineering Technology 220
Nanotechnology 114

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 254,454
Engineering 198,468
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 177,778
Mathematics & Statistics 52,396
Physical Sciences 50,306

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 14 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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