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2023 Most Popular Manufacturing Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region

10 Colleges
$72,187 Avg Salary
$25,278 Avg Student Debt

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.

The Most Popular Manufacturing Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 10 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 Manufacturing Engineering program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for manufacturing engineering majors pursuing a .

Our 2023 rankings named Southern Methodist University the most popular school in the Southwest Region for manufacturing engineering students. Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#2

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Texas State University is a great place for manufacturing engineering students. Texas State is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Marcos.

While working on their degree, manufacturing engineering majors at Texas State accumulate an average of around $25,278 in student debt.

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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 city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public college with a very large student population.

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Out of the 10 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at El Paso is a great place for manufacturing engineering students. Located in the city of El Paso, UTEP is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for manufacturing engineering students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Manufacturing Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Navajo Technical University

Crownpoint, NM

Navajo Technical University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Manufacturing Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the rural area of Crownpoint, Navajo Tech is a public school with a small student population.

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University of New Mexico - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Manufacturing Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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New Mexico State University - Dona Ana ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Manufacturing Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the rural area of Las Cruces, NMSU Dona Ana is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Manufacturing Engineering Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 130
Arizona 20
New Mexico 0

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 10 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).

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