2023 Best Value General Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value General Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree 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. 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.
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2023 Best Value General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Check out the engineering master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 10 Best General Engineering Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found West Texas A&M University to be the best value school for general engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the fringe town of Canyon, West Texas A&M University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
West Texas A&M University graduate students pay an average of $8,574 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Skysong is a great value for general engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public college with a fairly large student population.
ASU - Skysong graduate students pay an average of $9,982 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma Christian University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Edmond, OC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
OC graduate students pay an average of $11,250 in tuition and fees each year.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Lamar University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general engineering schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Beaumont, Lamar University is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Lamar University are $15,755 a year.
Out of the 14 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the # 5 spot on the list. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.
Texas A&M College Station graduate students pay an average of $24,106 in tuition and fees each 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 #5 for overall quality for engineering in the Southwest Region .
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Texas Tech University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree general engineering programs. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas Tech are $17,698 a year.
Texas Tech also claimed a spot on our Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
With a ranking of #7, Prairie View A & M University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Prairie View, PVAMU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at PVAMU are $17,378 a year.
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Texas State 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 #8 on the list. Texas State is a very large public school located in the small city of San Marcos.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas State are $17,220 per year.
Arizona State University - Tempe 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 Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at ASU - Tempe are $24,432 per year.
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With a ranking of #10, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general engineering students working on their master’s degree. University of Oklahoma is a very large public school located in the suburb of Norman.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Oklahoma are $23,876 a year.
Full General Engineering at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Report
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 |
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Majors Related to Engineering
General Engineering is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Engineering
| 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.
- 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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