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2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools in Texas

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

39 Colleges
$6,336 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,123 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering Technologies School for You

In 2020-2021, 4,414 degrees and certificates were awarded to engineering technologies students who went to a Texas college or university. This makes it the #16 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools in Texas ranking. This report analyzed 39 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.

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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools in Texas

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

Top 10 Best Engineering Technologies Schools

$2,844 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Lamar Institute of Technology the best value school in Texas for engineering technologies students. Lamar Institute of Technology is a small public school located in the midsize city of Beaumont.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Lamar Institute of Technology are $2,844 a year. The average amount in student loans that engineering tech majors at Lamar Institute of Technology take out is $11,000.

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#2

Panola College

Carthage, TX
$3,672 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Panola College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools in Texas list. Panola College is a small public school located in the town of Carthage.

Panola College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,672 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Lee College

Baytown, TX
$3,882 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lee College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools in Texas list. Lee College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Baytown.

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

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Lee College also is in the top 10% of our Best Engineering Technologies Schools in Texas ranking.

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$3,240 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means San Jacinto Community College is a great value for engineering technologies students. San Jacinto College is a very large public school located in the suburb of Pasadena.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at San Jacinto College are $3,240 per year.

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#5

Amarillo College

Amarillo, TX
$3,168 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Amarillo College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Amarillo, Amarillo College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Amarillo College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,168 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that engineering tech majors at Amarillo College take out is $11,625.

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#6

Tyler Junior College

Tyler, TX
$3,864 Average Tuition & Fees

Tyler Junior College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for engineering technologies students. It came in at #6 on the list. Tyler Junior College is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Tyler.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tyler Junior College are $3,864 per year.

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#7

Victoria College

Victoria, TX
$3,840 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, Victoria College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering technologies students. Located in the city of Victoria, Victoria College is a public college with a small student population.

Victoria College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,840 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Navarro College

Corsicana, TX
$4,508 Average Tuition & Fees

Navarro College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value engineering technologies programs. Located in the distant town of Corsicana, Navarro College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Navarro College are $4,508 a year.

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$3,402 Average Tuition & Fees

Tarrant County College District landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value engineering technologies programs. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, Tarrant County College is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Tarrant County College are $3,402 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Tarrant County College also did well on our Best Engineering Technologies Schools in Texas list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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$6,950 Average Tuition & Fees

Texas State Technical College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools in Texas list. TSTC is a large public school located in the midsize city of Waco.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at TSTC are $6,950 a year. Engineering Tech majors at TSTC take out an average of $13,691 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Best Value Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 502
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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