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With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Tech Major in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Engineering-Related Technologies is the 270th most popular major in the country with 969 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , engineering-related technologies graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $57,339 and had an average of $0 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 134 engineering-related technologies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 74 engineering-related technologies graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,470 and $15,074 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Tech Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in engineering-related technologies. That schools that top this list have a program in engineering-related technologies in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Tech Major in the Southwest Region”.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Tech Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City landed the #1 spot on the list. Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City is a public institution located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 33 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City Engineering-Related Technologies Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tyler Junior College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Tech Major in the Southwest Region. This fairly large school is located in Tyler, Texas, and it awarded 18 associates’s engineering-related tech degrees in 2021-2022.
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Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Tech Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Tulsa Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Tulsa Community College is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 15 associates’s engineering-related tech degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northland Pioneer College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Tech Major in the Southwest Region list. Northland Pioneer College is a small public school situated in Holbrook, Arizona. It awarded 1 associates’s engineering-related tech degrees in 2021-2022.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Austin Community College District. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Tech Major in the Southwest Region. Austin Community College District is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2 associates’s engineering-related tech degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Engineering-Related Technologies at Austin Community College District
Lone Star College System ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Tech Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in The Woodlands, Texas, and it awarded 6 associates’s engineering-related tech degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Engineering-Related Technologies at Lone Star College System
Odessa College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Tech Major in the Southwest Region list. Odessa, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering-related tech degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
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With a ranking of #8, San Juan College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Tech Major in the Southwest Region list. SJC is a medium-sized public school situated in Farmington, New Mexico. It awarded 0 associates’s engineering-related tech degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #8, Texas State Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Tech Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas State Technical College is a fairly large public school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 0 associates’s engineering-related tech degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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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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- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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