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2023 Best Value Manufacturing Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$28,881 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$72,187 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Manufacturing Engineering School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, manufacturing engineering was ranked #244 in the country. In fact 947 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Manufacturing Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for manufacturing engineering students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Manufacturing Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region

Check out the manufacturing engineering programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Manufacturing Engineering

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Our analysis found Texas Tech University to be the best value school for manufacturing engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Texas Tech are $24,121 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Texas Tech is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Manufacturing Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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$19,333 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best manufacturing engineering schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the midsize city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public college with a very large student population.

UT Rio Grande Valley undergraduate students pay an average of $19,333 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Manufacturing Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at ASU - Tempe are $29,438 a year.

ASU - Tempe also claimed a spot on our Best Manufacturing Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

Full Manufacturing Engineering at Arizona State University - Tempe Report

$24,952 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas at El Paso. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Manufacturing Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of El Paso, UTEP is a public school with a very large student population.

UTEP undergraduate students pay an average of $24,952 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 7 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Methodist University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SMU are $60,236 a year.

SMU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Manufacturing Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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#6

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX
$22,559 Average Tuition & Fees

Texas State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value manufacturing engineering programs. Texas State is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Marcos.

Texas State undergraduate students pay an average of $22,559 in tuition and fees each year. Manufacturing Engineering majors at Texas State take out an average of $25,278 in student loans while working on their egree.

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$21,528 Average Tuition & Fees

The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value manufacturing engineering programs. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UTSA are $21,528 per year.

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Best Manufacturing Engineering Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 130
Arizona 20
New Mexico 0

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

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 7 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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