2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 28 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate 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.
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2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for engineering tech majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.
Top 10 Best Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Lee College to be the best value school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Southwest Region . Located in the small city of Baytown, Lee College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Lee College are $4,302 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Lee College also is in the top 10% of our Best Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Tyler Junior College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Tyler, Tyler Junior College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Tyler Junior College are $4,440 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Amarillo College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Amarillo College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Amarillo.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Amarillo College are $4,704 a year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Jacinto Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at San Jacinto College are $5,040 per year.
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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Navarro College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value engineering technologies schools in the Southwest Region . Navarro College is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Corsicana.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Navarro College are $6,368 a year.
San Juan College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the small city of Farmington, SJC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
SJC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,546 in tuition and fees each year.
Laredo College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate engineering technologies programs. Laredo College is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Laredo.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Laredo College are $5,748 a year.
Lone Star College System ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. North Harris Montgomery is a fairly large public school located in the city of The Woodlands.
North Harris Montgomery undergraduate students pay an average of $6,168 in tuition and fees each year.
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Houston Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Houston Community College is a very large public school located in the city of Houston.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Houston Community College are $5,460 a year.
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Altierus Career College - Bissonnet came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large city of Houston, Altierus Career College - Bissonnet is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Altierus Career College - Bissonnet are $14,975 per year.
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Best Engineering Technologies Colleges by State
Explore the best engineering technologies schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 502 |
| Texas | 4,414 |
| New Mexico | 223 |
| Oklahoma | 687 |
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Majors Related to Engineering Tech
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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 28 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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