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2023 Best Value Manufacturing Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$29,935 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$72,187 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Manufacturing Engineering School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, manufacturing engineering was ranked #187 in the country. In fact 423 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Manufacturing Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for manufacturing 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.

2023 Best Value Manufacturing Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region

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

Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Manufacturing Engineering

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Our analysis found Texas Tech University to be the best value school for manufacturing engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

Texas Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $24,121 in tuition and fees each year.

Texas Tech excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Manufacturing Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a great value for manufacturing engineering students. Located in the medium-sized city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UT Rio Grande Valley are $19,333 per year.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a very large student population.

ASU - Tempe undergraduate students pay an average of $29,438 in tuition and fees each year.

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$24,952 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas at El Paso. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Manufacturing Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of El Paso, UTEP is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UTEP are $24,952 a year.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Methodist University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SMU are $60,236 per year.

SMU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Manufacturing Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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$21,528 Average Tuition & Fees

The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for manufacturing engineering students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UTSA are $21,528 a year.

Full Manufacturing Engineering at The University of Texas at San Antonio Report

Best Manufacturing Engineering Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 82
Arizona 16
New Mexico 0

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

Majors Similar to Manufacturing 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 6 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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