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2022 Best Value Engineering-Related Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

5 Ranked Colleges
57 Degrees Awarded
$5,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Engineering-Related Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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In 2019-2020, 884 people earned their degree in engineering-related technologies, making the major the 273rd most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, engineering-related technologies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $55,300 and had an average of $12,619 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 104 engineering-related technologies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 57 engineering-related technologies graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering-Related Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in engineering-related technologies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great engineering-related technologies programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the engineering-related technologies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering-Related Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Engineering-Related Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. OSU-OKC is a small school located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma that handed out 24 associates’s engineering-related tech degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU-OKC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Engineering-Related Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend OSU-OKC is $5,742 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Engineering-Related Tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#2

Tyler Junior College

Tyler, Texas
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tyler Junior College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering-Related Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Tyler, Texas, and it awarded 18 associates’s engineering-related tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tyler Junior College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Engineering-Related Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Tyler Junior College is $7,977 for southwest region associate degree engineering-related tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#3

Tulsa Community College

Tulsa, Oklahoma

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tulsa Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering-Related Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Tulsa Community College is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 associates’s engineering-related tech degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree engineering-related tech students whose families make $0-$30k list, Tulsa Community College has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Engineering-Related Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $4,835 for southwest region associate degree engineering-related tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Tulsa Community College.

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#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Engineering-Related Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Austin Community College District landed the #4 spot on the list. Austin Community College District is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 2 associates’s engineering-related tech degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree engineering-related tech students whose families make $0-$30k list, Austin Community College District has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Engineering-Related Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $3,134 for southwest region associate degree engineering-related tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Austin Community College District.

Full Austin Community College District Engineering-Related Technologies Report

#5

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, Texas
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Engineering-Related Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Lone Star College System landed the #5 spot on the list. The Woodlands, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering-related tech degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

North Harris Montgomery also took the #5 spot in our “Best Engineering-Related Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $7,146 for southwest region associate degree engineering-related tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend North Harris Montgomery.

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References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

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Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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