2025 Best General Engineering Technology Schools in the Southwest Region
8Colleges in the Southwest Region
252Engineering Tech Degrees Awarded
$59,642Avg Early-Career Salary
General Engineering Technology is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #156 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 8 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for general engineering technology students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 252 degrees in general engineering technology to qualified students.
Choosing a Great General Engineering Technology School
Your choice of general engineering technology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall General Engineering Technology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
General Engineering Technology Rankings by Degree Level
The engineering tech school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best General Engineering Technology Schools in the Southwest Region.
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Best Schools for General Engineering Technology in the Southwest Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the engineering tech degree levels they offer.
Texas A&M University - College Station is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in general engineering technology. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #42 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Texas A&M College Station is a great university overall.
There were about 8 general engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Houston is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in general engineering technology. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #369 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UH is a great university overall.
There were roughly 13 general engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at UH in the most recent data year.
Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in general engineering technology. OSU is a very large public university located in the distant town of Stillwater. A Best Colleges rank of #366 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means OSU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 1 general engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at OSU in the most recent data year. General Engineering Technology degree recipients from Oklahoma State University - Main Campus get an earnings boost of about $44,824 over the average income of general engineering technology graduates.
New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in general engineering technology. NMSU Main Campus is a large public university located in the midsize suburb of Las Cruces. This university ranks 11th out of 24 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Mexico.
There were approximately 47 general engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at NMSU Main Campus in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the engineering tech program state that they receive average early career earnings of $60,250.
Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, UNT is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #310 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UNT is a great university overall.
There were approximately 10 general engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at UNT in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 18th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were roughly 13 general engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at SHSU in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the small city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 16th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were roughly 56 general engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at Texas State in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, engineering tech degree recipients generally earn an average of $52,958 in the first five years of their career.
Located in the town of Weatherford, SWOSU is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 14th out of 31 schools for overall quality in the state of Oklahoma.
There were roughly 25 general engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at SWOSU in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the engineering tech program report average early career earnings of $46,174.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
Your choice of general engineering technology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall General Engineering Technology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
