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2023 Best Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

28 Colleges
$85,090 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering Master's Degree School for You

With 198,468 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, engineering is the #7 most popular major in the United States.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 28 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Check out the engineering master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Engineering Master's Degree Schools

#1

Rice University

Houston, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Rice University the best school in the Southwest Region for engineering students working on their master’s degree. Rice is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

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Out of the 28 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the # 2 spot on the list. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.

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#4

University of Tulsa

Tulsa, OK

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Tulsa. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. University of Tulsa is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Tulsa.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Southern Methodist University is a great place for engineering students working on their master’s degree. SMU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Dallas.

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#6

University of Houston

Houston, TX

University of Houston ranked #6 on this year’s Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Baylor University

Waco, TX

Baylor University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree engineering programs. Baylor is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Waco.

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#8

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona ranked #8 on this year’s Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a very large student population.

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. OSU is a very large public school located in the distant town of Stillwater.

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Arizona State University - Skysong came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.

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Best Engineering Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 4,416
Texas 15,205
New Mexico 1,111
Oklahoma 2,060

Engineering Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917
Biomedical Engineering 12,811
General Engineering 11,796
Industrial Engineering 9,072
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 8,001
Systems Engineering 3,904
Materials Engineering 3,415
Other Engineering 2,760
Environmental Engineering 2,759
Operations Research 1,698
Agricultural Engineering 1,472
Engineering Science 1,454
Electrical and Computer Engineering. 1,378
Petroleum Engineering 1,256
Robotics Engineering 1,243
Architectural Engineering 1,012
Engineering Physics 994
Manufacturing Engineering 947
Construction Engineering 878
Nuclear Engineering 864
Marine Engineering 445
Biological Engineering 410
Polymer & Plastics Engineering 360
Geoscience Engineering 325
Mining Engineering 314
Textile Engineering 310
Ocean Engineering 285
Engineering Mechanics 272
Metallurgical Engineering 179
Energy Systems Engineering 138
Biochemical Engineering 109
Ceramic Engineering 94
Surveying Engineering 73
Electromechanical Engineering 45
Forest Engineering 41
Paper Science & Engineering 27
Engineering Chemistry 13

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 254,454
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 177,778
Engineering Technologies 85,188
Mathematics & Statistics 52,396
Physical Sciences 50,306

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

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