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2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools in the Southwest Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

54 Colleges
$8,562 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,978 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering Technologies 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.

The Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 54 schools in the Southwest Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for engineering tech students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Schools in the Southwest Region

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

Top 10 Best Engineering Technologies Schools

#1

Panola College

Carthage, TX

Our analysis found Panola College to be the best value school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the distant town of Carthage, Panola College is a public college with a small student population.

Panola College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,680 in tuition and fees each year.

Panola College also claimed a spot on our Best Engineering Technologies Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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#2

Lee College

Baytown, TX

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Lee College is a great value for engineering technologies students. Located in the city of Baytown, Lee College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lee College are $4,302 per year.

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

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#3

Tyler Junior College

Tyler, TX
$4,440 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 54 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Tyler Junior College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Tyler, Tyler Junior College is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tyler Junior College are $4,440 per year.

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#4

Victoria College

Victoria, TX
$4,872 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Victoria College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools in the Southwest Region list. Victoria College is a small public school located in the city of Victoria.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Victoria College are $4,872 a year.

Full Engineering Technologies at Victoria College Report

$5,040 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 54 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, San Jacinto Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public college with a very large student population.

San Jacinto College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,040 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Engineering Technologies at San Jacinto Community College Report

#6

Amarillo College

Amarillo, TX
$4,704 Average Tuition & Fees

Amarillo College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools in the Southwest Region list. Amarillo College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Amarillo.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Amarillo College are $4,704 a year. While working on their degree, engineering tech majors at Amarillo College accumulate an average of around $11,625 in student debt.

Full Engineering Technologies at Amarillo College Report

#7

Navarro College

Corsicana, TX
$6,368 Average Tuition & Fees

Navarro College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value engineering technologies programs. Navarro College is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Corsicana.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Navarro College are $6,368 per year.

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#8

San Juan College

Farmington, NM
$4,546 Average Tuition & Fees

San Juan College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Farmington, SJC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SJC are $4,546 a year. On average, engineering tech graduates from SJC take out $7,325 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#9

Del Mar College

Corpus Christi, TX
$5,930 Average Tuition & Fees

Del Mar College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value engineering technologies programs. DMC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Corpus Christi.

DMC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,930 in tuition and fees each year. Engineering Tech majors at DMC take out an average of $6,756 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full Engineering Technologies at Del Mar College Report

#10

Laredo College

Laredo, TX
$5,748 Average Tuition & Fees

Laredo College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value engineering technologies programs. Laredo College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Laredo.

Laredo College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,748 in tuition and fees each 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 25 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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