2023 Most Popular 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 41 schools in the Southwest Region to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Engineering program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for engineering majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Engineering Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Arizona State University - Tempe to be the most popular school for engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a very large student population.
About 24% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 76% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the city of College Station.
Of the 725 students majoring in engineering at Texas A&M College Station, 78% are male and 22% are female.
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Out of the 41 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Arlington landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 526 students majoring in engineering at UT Arlington, 79% are male and 21% are female.
Full Engineering at The University of Texas at Arlington Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a very large student population.
About 26% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 74% are male.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Dallas. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Dallas is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Richardson.
About 31% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 69% are male.
Full Engineering at The University of Texas at Dallas Report
University of Houston did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. UH is a very large public school located in the city of Houston.
Women make up 24% of the engineering majors at the school.
With a ranking of #7, Texas Tech University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 24% of the engineering majors at the school.
Southern Methodist University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Of the 199 students majoring in engineering at SMU, 69% are male and 31% are female.
University of Arizona did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tucson.
Of the 195 students majoring in engineering at University of Arizona, 75% are male and 25% are female.
The University of Texas at El Paso ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of El Paso, UTEP is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 29% of the engineering majors at the school.
Full Engineering at The University of Texas at El Paso Report
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 |
Majors Related to Engineering
Engineering Majors to Study
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.
- 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 Petty Officer 3rd Class Declan Barnes.
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