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

17 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.

The Most Popular General Engineering Master'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 17 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular master'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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular General Engineering Master's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Arizona State University - Skysong to be the most popular school for general engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 19% of the engineering majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma Christian University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Edmond, OC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 32% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 68% are male.

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#3

Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Lamar University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general engineering schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the midsize city of Beaumont, Lamar University is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 13% of the engineering majors at the school.

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#4

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Texas State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general engineering schools in the Southwest Region . Texas State is a very large public school located in the city of San Marcos.

Women make up 39% of the engineering majors at the school.

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#5

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Arizona is a great place for general engineering students working on their master’s degree. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

Of the 29 students majoring in engineering at University of Arizona, 69% are male and 31% are female.

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Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a very large student population.

About 8% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 92% are male.

Full General Engineering at Arizona State University - Tempe Report

#7

Prairie View A & M University

Prairie View, TX

Prairie View A & M University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the distant town of Prairie View, PVAMU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 25% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 75% are male.

Read full report on General Engineering at Prairie View A & M University

#8

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 40% of the engineering majors at the school.

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Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the city of College Station.

Of the 7 students majoring in engineering at Texas A&M College Station, 71% are male and 29% are female.

Read full report on General Engineering at Texas A&M University - College Station

West Texas A&M University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree general engineering programs. Located in the town of Canyon, West Texas A&M University is a public school with a medium-sized 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 17 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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