2023 Most Popular Online Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region
Finding the Most Popular Online 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular online programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
2023 Most Popular Online Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Engineering Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Online Engineering Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Arizona State University - Skysong the most popular online school in the Southwest Region for engineering students. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the city of Scottsdale.
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.
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Out of the 10 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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.
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Out of the 10 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Texas College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Central Texas College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Killeen.
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The excellent online programs at Southern Methodist University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering schools in the Southwest Region . SMU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Dallas.
After completing their degree, engineering graduates from SMU carry an average student debtload of $25,000.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Online Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public school with a fairly large student population.
After completing their degree, engineering graduates from NMSU Main Campus carry an average student debtload of $19,956.
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With a ranking of #6, St. Mary’s University did quite well on this year’s best schools for engineering students. St. Mary's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Antonio.
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University of Arizona ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a fairly large student population.
After completing their degree, engineering graduates from University of Arizona carry an average student debtload of $22,768. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $178.
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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for engineering students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public school with a very large student population.
Engineering majors at University of Oklahoma take out an average of $24,970 in student loans while working on their egree.
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University of Advancing Technology landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best engineering programs. University of Advancing Technology is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Tempe.
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Scottsdale Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the rural area of Scottsdale, Scottsdale Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
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Explore the most popular online 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 |
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Engineering Related Majors
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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 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Petty Officer 3rd Class Declan Barnes.
More about our data sources and methodologies.