2023 Best Value General Engineering Schools in Texas
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best General Engineering 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value General Engineering Schools in Texas ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in Texas to see which ones offered the best value programs for engineering 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.
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2023 Best Value General Engineering Schools in Texas
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for engineering majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Best General Engineering Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Austin Community College District the best value school in Texas for general engineering students. Austin Community College District is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.
Austin Community College District undergraduate students pay an average of $8,580 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, engineering graduates from Austin Community College District take out $14,500 in student loans while working on their degree.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Austin Community College District also did well on our Best General Engineering Schools in Texas list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value General Engineering Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a fairly large student population.
UT Austin undergraduate students pay an average of $11,752 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UT Austin is ranked #2 for overall quality for engineering in Texas.
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Out of the 13 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Lamar University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Beaumont, Lamar University is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Lamar University undergraduate students pay an average of $8,690 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Texas A&M University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value General Engineering Schools in Texas list. Located in the fringe town of Canyon, West Texas A&M University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at West Texas A&M University are $9,202 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value General Engineering Schools in Texas list. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $12,204 per year.
Texas A&M College Station did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best General Engineering Schools in Texas list.
With a ranking of #6, Texas A&M University - Kingsville did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general engineering students. Texas A&M Kingsville is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Kingsville.
Texas A&M Kingsville undergraduate students pay an average of $9,892 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Prairie View A & M University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value General Engineering Schools in Texas list. Located in the town of Prairie View, PVAMU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at PVAMU are $11,299 a year.
Texas Tech University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value general engineering programs. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Texas Tech are $11,852 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Texas Tech also did well on our Best General Engineering Schools in Texas list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Texas State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value general engineering programs. Texas State is a very large public school located in the city of San Marcos.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Texas State are $11,135 a year.
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The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value general engineering programs. Located in the large city of El Paso, UTEP is a public college with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UTEP are $9,544 per year.
Full General Engineering at The University of Texas at El Paso Report
Best Value General Engineering Colleges in the Southwest Region
Explore all the Best Value General Engineering Schools 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 13 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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