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2023 Best General Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

14 Colleges
$87,583 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Engineering Master's Degree School for You

General Engineering is the #64 most popular major in the country with 3,548 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best General Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the Southwest Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best General Engineering Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best General Engineering Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Texas A&M University - College Station to be the best school for general engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the city of College Station.

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#2

Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Lamar University is a great place for general engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Beaumont, Lamar University is a public school with a large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southern Methodist University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#4

Baylor University

Waco, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Baylor University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

Out of the 14 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the # 5 spot on the list. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tucson.

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Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree general engineering programs. Located in the midsize city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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West Texas A&M University ranked #7 on this year’s Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the town of Canyon, West Texas A&M University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree general engineering programs. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a very large student population.

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Oklahoma Christian University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Edmond, OC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#10

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

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Best General Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best general engineering colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 147
Arizona 135
Oklahoma 62
New Mexico 56

General Engineering is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 14 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 Rémi Kaupp.

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