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2023 Most Popular General Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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$85,930 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Engineering Doctor'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.

The Most Popular General Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Engineering program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for engineering majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our analysis found New Mexico State University - Main Campus to be the most popular school for general engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southwest Region . NMSU Main Campus is a large public school located in the midsize suburb of Las Cruces.

Women make up 24% of the engineering majors at the school.

Read full report on General Engineering at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a great place for general engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 26% of the engineering majors at the school.

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#3

Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Lamar University is a great place for general engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Beaumont, Lamar University is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in engineering at Lamar University, 78% are male and 22% are female.

Full General Engineering at Lamar University Report

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Texas A&M University - Kingsville helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general engineering schools in the Southwest Region . Texas A&M Kingsville is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Kingsville.

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

Out of the 7 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the # 4 spot on the list. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

Of the 4 students majoring in engineering at Texas A&M College Station, 25% are male and 75% are female.

Full General Engineering at Texas A&M University - College Station Report

Southern Methodist University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree general engineering programs. Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Full General Engineering at Southern Methodist University Report

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. University of Oklahoma is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Norman.

Full General Engineering at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Report

Best General Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best general engineering schools 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 7 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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