2023 Best Value General Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Texas
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best General Engineering Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 656 degrees and certificates were awarded to general engineering students who went to a Texas college or university. This makes it the #84 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.
The Best Value General Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Texas ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Texas to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for engineering students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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.
Best Texas Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in General Engineering
Our analysis found Lamar University to be the best value school for general engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Texas. Located in the city of Beaumont, Lamar University is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Lamar University are $8,411 a year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at West Texas A&M University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general engineering schools in Texas. Located in the town of Canyon, West Texas A&M University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at West Texas A&M University are $7,282 a year.
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Out of the 9 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the # 3 spot on the list. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the city of College Station.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $10,733 per year.
Texas A&M College Station did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Prairie View A & M University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the town of Prairie View, PVAMU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at PVAMU are $7,993 a year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Texas Tech University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general engineering schools in Texas. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a very large student population.
Texas Tech graduate students pay an average of $9,518 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Texas Tech also is in the top 20% of our Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking.
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Texas State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Texas State is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Marcos.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas State are $9,060 per year.
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The University of Texas at El Paso came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the large city of El Paso, UTEP is a public school with a very large student population.
UTEP graduate students pay an average of $7,166 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Southern Methodist University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SMU are $35,802 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, SMU also did well on our Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Baylor University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Baylor are $37,674 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Baylor also is in the top 15% of our Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking.
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Request InformationBest Value General Engineering Colleges in the Southwest Region
Explore all the Best Value General Engineering Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 332 |
| Oklahoma | 219 |
| New Mexico | 127 |
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Majors Related to Engineering
One of 40 majors within the area of study, general engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Engineering
| 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 Rémi Kaupp.
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