2023 Best Value Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Engineering 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 33 schools in the Southwest Region 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.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Engineering Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Arizona State University - Skysong the best value school in the Southwest Region for engineering students. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.
ASU - Skysong undergraduate students pay an average of $13,092 in tuition and fees each year. On average, engineering graduates from ASU - Skysong take out $25,729 in student loans while working on their degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $226.
In addition to its great value ranking, ASU - Skysong is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Texas A&M University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list. West Texas A&M University is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Canyon.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at West Texas A&M University are $11,208 a year. On average, engineering graduates from West Texas A&M University take out $19,042 in student loans while working on their degree.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lamar University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list. Lamar University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Beaumont.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lamar University are $18,482 per year. While working on their degree, engineering majors at Lamar University accumulate an average of around $24,868 in student debt.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma Christian University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list. OC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Edmond.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at OC are $25,090 per year. Engineering majors at OC take out an average of $26,000 in student loans while working on their egree.
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The excellent programs at University of Houston helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UH are $21,891 per year. The average amount in student loans that engineering majors at UH take out is $22,002.
UH also claimed a spot on our Best Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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The University of Texas at Austin ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UT Austin are $40,996 a year. The average amount in student loans that engineering majors at UT Austin take out is $20,884. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $299.
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 the Southwest Region .
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Texas Tech University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lubbock.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas Tech are $24,121 per year. Engineering majors at Texas Tech take out an average of $26,316 in student loans while working on their egree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $258.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Texas Tech also did well on our Best Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value engineering programs. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $38,855 per year. Engineering majors at Texas A&M College Station take out an average of $20,778 in student loans while working on their egree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $313.
Texas A&M College Station did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list. OSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Stillwater.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at OSU are $24,764 per year. While working on their degree, engineering majors at OSU accumulate an average of around $23,487 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $283, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
OSU also claimed a spot on our Best Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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Northern Arizona University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value engineering programs. Located in the small city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NAU are $17,761 a year. After completing their degree, engineering graduates from NAU carry an average student debtload of $24,377. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $282.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 4,416 |
| Texas | 15,205 |
| New Mexico | 1,111 |
| Oklahoma | 2,060 |
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Majors Related to Engineering
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Most Popular Majors Related to Engineering
| 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.
- 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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