2023 Best Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Finding the Best Engineering Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 61,791 engineering students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #4 most popular in the country.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
The Best 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. Our analysis looked at 28 schools in the Southwest Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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2023 Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for engineering majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Best Engineering Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Rice University the best school in the Southwest Region for engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
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 Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a very large student population.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - College Station is a great place for engineering students working on their master’s degree. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.
The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Tulsa helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Tulsa, University of Tulsa is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Southern Methodist University is a great place for engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
University of Houston landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree engineering programs. UH is a very large public school located in the large city of Houston.
Baylor University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree engineering programs. Located in the city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
University of Arizona landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree engineering programs. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the large city of Tucson.
Oklahoma State University - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the distant town of Stillwater, OSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Arizona State University - Skysong did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public college with a very large student population.
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Best Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best engineering schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Arizona | 1,548 |
Texas | 4,468 |
Oklahoma | 481 |
New Mexico | 359 |
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Engineering Related Rankings by Major
Engineering Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Electrical Engineering | 11,021 |
Mechanical Engineering | 9,007 |
Civil Engineering | 6,042 |
Computer Engineering | 5,557 |
Biomedical Engineering | 4,252 |
General Engineering | 3,548 |
Systems Engineering | 3,068 |
Industrial Engineering | 3,028 |
Chemical Engineering | 2,662 |
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 2,375 |
Other Engineering | 1,820 |
Materials Engineering | 1,810 |
Operations Research | 1,191 |
Electrical and Computer Engineering. | 928 |
Environmental Engineering | 919 |
Robotics Engineering | 560 |
Engineering Science | 451 |
Nuclear Engineering | 437 |
Manufacturing Engineering | 423 |
Petroleum Engineering | 401 |
Agricultural Engineering | 332 |
Construction Engineering | 288 |
Engineering Physics | 286 |
Architectural Engineering | 243 |
Geoscience Engineering | 173 |
Polymer & Plastics Engineering | 167 |
Engineering Mechanics | 144 |
Mining Engineering | 132 |
Ocean Engineering | 112 |
Textile Engineering | 96 |
Biological Engineering | 80 |
Energy Systems Engineering | 79 |
Marine Engineering | 44 |
Metallurgical Engineering | 40 |
Biochemical Engineering | 21 |
Ceramic Engineering | 20 |
Electromechanical Engineering | 16 |
Surveying Engineering | 11 |
Paper Science & Engineering | 7 |
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Computer & Information Sciences | 60,971 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences | 28,851 |
Mathematics & Statistics | 15,127 |
Physical Sciences | 12,705 |
Engineering Technologies | 7,672 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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).
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