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2023 Most Popular Engineering Science Schools in the Southwest Region

9 Colleges
$92,813 Avg Salary
$21,177 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Engineering Science School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, engineering science was ranked #210 in the country. In fact 1,454 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 Most Popular Engineering Science Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Engineering Science program at each school on the list.

Check out the engineering science programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Houston Community College the most popular school in the Southwest Region for engineering science students. Located in the city of Houston, Houston Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, engineering science majors at Houston Community College accumulate an average of around $19,454 in student debt.

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#2

Trinity University

San Antonio, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trinity University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Science Schools in the Southwest Region list. Trinity U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Antonio.

On average, engineering science graduates from Trinity U take out $22,899 in student loans while working on their degree.

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The excellent programs at Arizona State University - Skysong helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering science schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the midsize city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public college with a very large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a great place for engineering science students. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

St. Mary's University

San Antonio, TX

The excellent programs at St. Mary’s University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering science schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of San Antonio, St. Mary's is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Northern Arizona University is a great place for engineering science students. NAU is a very large public school located in the small city of Flagstaff.

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Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for engineering science students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a very large student population.

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#7

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Science Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Southern Methodist University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for engineering science students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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Best Engineering Science Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 142
Arizona 21
New Mexico 10

Engineering Science is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Engineering Science

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 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 Nicolás Pérez.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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