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2023 Best Value General Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

1 College
$10,590 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,120 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Engineering Associate Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, general engineering was ranked #80 in the country. In fact 11,796 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value General Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

Check out the engineering associate degree programs at this school if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best General Engineering Associate Degree School

Our analysis found Austin Community College District to be the best value school for general engineering students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Southwest Region . Austin Community College District is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.

Austin Community College District undergraduate students pay an average of $10,590 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, engineering majors at Austin Community College District accumulate an average of around $17,181 in student debt.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Austin Community College District also did well on our Best General Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Best General Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best general engineering schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 656
Arizona 332
Oklahoma 219
New Mexico 127

One of 40 majors within the area of study, general engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 values are for the top school 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 Rémi Kaupp.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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