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2023 Best Value General Engineering Schools in Texas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

11 Colleges
$16,006 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$60,698 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Engineering School for You

In 2020-2021, 147 degrees and certificates were awarded to general engineering students who went to a Texas college or university. This makes it the #86 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value General Engineering Schools in Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Texas to see which programs offered the best value experiences for engineering 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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value General Engineering Schools in Texas

The following schools top our list of the Best Value General Engineering Colleges.

Top 10 Best General Engineering Schools

$12,204 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Texas A&M University - College Station the best value school in Texas for general engineering students. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $12,204 per year.

Texas A&M College Station also took the #4 spot in our Best General Engineering Schools in Texas rankings.

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$11,752 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value General Engineering Schools in Texas list. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.

UT Austin undergraduate students pay an average of $11,752 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UT Austin is ranked #2 for overall quality for engineering in Texas.

Full General Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin Report

#3

Lamar University

Beaumont, TX
$8,690 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lamar University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value General Engineering Schools in Texas list. Lamar University is a large public school located in the midsize city of Beaumont.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Lamar University are $8,690 a year.

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$9,202 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at West Texas A&M University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general engineering schools in Texas. West Texas A&M University is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Canyon.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at West Texas A&M University are $9,202 per year.

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$9,892 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - Kingsville is a great value for general engineering students. Located in the town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Texas A&M Kingsville are $9,892 a year.

Full General Engineering at Texas A&M University - Kingsville Report

#6

Prairie View A & M University

Prairie View, TX
$11,299 Average Tuition & Fees

Prairie View A & M University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for general engineering students. It came in at #6 on the list. PVAMU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Prairie View.

PVAMU undergraduate students pay an average of $11,299 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX
$11,852 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, Texas Tech University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general engineering students. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas Tech are $11,852 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Texas Tech also did well on our Best General Engineering Schools in Texas list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#8

Texas State University

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

Texas State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for general engineering students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the small city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas State are $11,135 per year.

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$9,544 Average Tuition & Fees

The University of Texas at El Paso ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value General Engineering Schools in Texas list. UTEP is a fairly large public school located in the city of El Paso.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UTEP are $9,544 per year.

Read full report on General Engineering at The University of Texas at El Paso

$60,236 Average Tuition & Fees

Southern Methodist University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value General Engineering Schools in Texas list. SMU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Dallas.

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

SMU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best General Engineering Schools in Texas list.

Full General Engineering at Southern Methodist University Report

Best Value General Engineering Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 135
Oklahoma 62
New Mexico 56

One of 39 majors within the area of study, general engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 11 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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