2023 Best Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
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
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.
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.
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.
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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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.
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.
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.
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 |
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Arizona | 4,416 |
Texas | 15,205 |
New Mexico | 1,111 |
Oklahoma | 2,060 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Engineering
Engineering Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Engineering
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 Petty Officer 3rd Class Declan Barnes.
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