2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Technology (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

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Engineering Technology is the 196th most popular major in the country with 4,056 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 258 engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 151 engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in engineering technology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality engineering technology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the engineering technology program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Technology (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

New Mexico State University - Main Campus

Las Cruces, New Mexico

#3 in overall quality

$6,896 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This fairly large school is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and it awarded 41 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $6,896 for southwest region bachelor’s degree engineering technology students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus.

Read full report on Engineering Technology at NMSU Main Campus

#2

Southwestern Oklahoma State University

Weatherford, Oklahoma

#4 in overall quality

$9,746 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwestern Oklahoma State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. SWOSU is a small public school situated in Weatherford, Oklahoma. It awarded 35 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

SWOSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $9,746 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering Technology students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Southwestern Oklahoma State University.

Read more about Engineering Technology at Southwestern Oklahoma State University

#3

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$11,125 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Texas State is located in San Marcos, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 53 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

Texas State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Texas State is $11,125 for southwest region bachelor’s degree engineering technology students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Engineering Technology at Texas State University

#4

West Texas A&M University

Canyon, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$8,730 Average Net Price

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, West Texas A&M University landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Canyon, Texas, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

West Texas A&M University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for West Texas A&M University is $8,730 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering Technology students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full West Texas A&M University Engineering Technology Report

• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Technology (Income $0-$30k)

Notes and References

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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

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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