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2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools in Texas

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

8 Colleges
$16,429 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,123 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering Technologies School for You

With 409 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, engineering technologies is the #24 most popular major in Texas.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools in Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Texas to see which programs offered the best value experiences for engineering tech students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools in Texas

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for engineering tech majors pursuing a .

Best Texas Schools for Affordable Quality in Engineering Technologies

$12,204 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Texas A&M University - College Station the best value school in Texas for engineering technologies students. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Texas A&M College Station are $12,204 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Texas A&M College Station is ranked #4 for overall quality for engineering tech in Texas.

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#2

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, TX
$7,790 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Tarleton State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering technologies schools in Texas. Located in the town of Stephenville, Tarleton is a public school with a large student population.

Tarleton undergraduate students pay an average of $7,790 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$11,090 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools in Texas list. UNT is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNT are $11,090 a year.

Full Engineering Technologies at University of North Texas Report

#4

University of Houston

Houston, TX
$9,699 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools in Texas list. UH is a very large public school located in the city of Houston.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UH are $9,699 a year.

UH excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Engineering Technologies Schools in Texas list.

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#5

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX
$11,135 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Texas State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering technologies schools in Texas. Texas State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of San Marcos.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Texas State are $11,135 a year.

Full Engineering Technologies at Texas State University Report

$9,892 Average Tuition & Fees

Texas A&M University - Kingsville landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value engineering technologies programs. Texas A&M Kingsville is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Kingsville.

Texas A&M Kingsville undergraduate students pay an average of $9,892 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$9,388 Average Tuition & Fees

The University of Texas at Tyler landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value engineering technologies programs. Located in the city of Tyler, UT Tyler is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UT Tyler are $9,388 a year.

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$60,236 Average Tuition & Fees

Southern Methodist University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value engineering technologies programs. Located in the large suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SMU are $60,236 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, SMU is ranked #5 for overall quality for engineering tech in Texas.

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Best Value Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 136
Oklahoma 50
New Mexico 6

Engineering Tech Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Engineering-Related Fields 4,838
Quality Control Technology 736
Industrial Production Technology 440
Engineering Technology (Other) 288
Construction Engineering Technology 264
General Engineering Technology 255
Computer Engineering Technology 179
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 145
Mechanical Engineering Technology 104
Nanotechnology 98
Energy Systems Technologies 95
Environmental Control Technology 89
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 43
Architectural Engineering Technology 39
Electronics Engineering Technology 39
Engineering-Related Technologies 15

Related Major Annual Graduates
Engineering 61,791
Computer & Information Sciences 60,971
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 28,851
Mathematics & Statistics 15,127
Physical Sciences 12,705

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 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 KUKA Systems GmbH.

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