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2023 Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Southwest Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$29,834 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$73,454 Avg Salary

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, engineering-related fields was ranked #51 in the country. In fact 4,838 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for engineering-related fields students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Colleges.

Our analysis found Texas A&M University - College Station to be the best value school for engineering-related fields students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Texas A&M College Station are $38,855 a year.

Texas A&M College Station did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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#2

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX
$22,559 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Texas State University is a great value for engineering-related fields students. Located in the city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Texas State undergraduate students pay an average of $22,559 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at ASU - Tempe are $29,438 a year.

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$15,755 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northeastern State University is a great value for engineering-related fields students. Located in the remote town of Tahlequah, NSU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NSU are $15,755 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Engineering-Related Fields 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.

OSU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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#6

University of Houston

Houston, TX

University of Houston landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value engineering-related fields programs. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UH are $21,891 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UH also is in the top 15% of our Best Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.

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$25,746 Average Tuition & Fees

Texas A&M University - Kingsville came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas A&M Kingsville are $25,746 per year.

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Southern Methodist University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. SMU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Dallas.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SMU are $60,236 per year.

SMU also claimed a spot on our Best Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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#9

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value engineering-related fields programs. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a fairly large student population.

University of Arizona undergraduate students pay an average of $35,153 in tuition and fees each year.

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$23,938 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #10, The University of Texas at Tyler did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering-related fields students. UT Tyler is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Tyler.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UT Tyler are $23,938 a year.

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 262
Arizona 41
Oklahoma 8
New Mexico 6

One of 16 majors within the area of study, engineering-related fields has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Quality Control Technology 736
Industrial Production Technology 440
Engineering Technology (Other) 288
Construction Engineering Technology 264
General Engineering Technology 255

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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