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2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Technologies in the Southwest Region

46 Ranked Colleges
2,483 Degrees Awarded
$56,232 Avg Salary
Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Engineering Technologies is the 20th most popular major in the country with 84,036 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , engineering technologies graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $52,759 and had an average of $20,964 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 11,282 engineering technologies graduates with average earnings and debt of $49,382 and $20,167 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,483 engineering technologies graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,130 and $22,381 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 46 colleges that offered a degree in engineering technologies. That schools that top this list have a program in engineering technologies in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree engineering tech students.

Top 25 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Technologies in the Southwest Region

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Out of the 46 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeastern Oklahoma State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Durant, Oklahoma is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering tech degrees to 70 students in 2021-2022.

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 Technologies at Southeastern Oklahoma State University

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LeTourneau University
Longview, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend LeTourneau University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region list. LeTourneau University is a small school located in Longview, Texas that handed out 16 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.

Full LeTourneau University Engineering Technologies Report

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Out of the 46 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Tahlequah, Oklahoma is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering tech degrees to 38 students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Engineering Technologies at NSU

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The Art Institute of Houston. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region. Ai Houston is located in Houston, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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 Technologies at The Art Institute of Houston

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Tarleton State University
Stephenville, Texas

Out of the 46 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Tarleton State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Stephenville, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 94 degrees to qualified bachelors’s engineering tech students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Tarleton Engineering Technologies Report

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DeVry University - Arizona ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region list. DeVry University - Arizona is a small school located in Phoenix, Arizona that handed out 1 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2021-2022.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Engineering Technologies at DeVry University - Arizona

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University of Houston
Houston, Texas

University of Houston landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Houston is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 360 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Engineering Technologies at UH

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Southwestern Oklahoma State University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region list. Weatherford, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering tech degrees to 33 students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Southwestern Oklahoma State University Engineering Technologies Report

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, this large public school awarded 139 degrees to qualified bachelors’s engineering tech students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Engineering Technologies at OSU

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Northern New Mexico College
Espanola, New Mexico

Northern New Mexico College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #10. Northern New Mexico College is a small public school situated in Espanola, New Mexico. It awarded 11 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2021-2022.

Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Northern New Mexico College

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With a ranking of #11, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school awarded 645 degrees to qualified bachelors’s engineering tech students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Engineering Technologies at Texas A&M College Station

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Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology is a small public school situated in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. It awarded 30 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Engineering Technologies at OSU Institute of Technology

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Sam Houston State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #13. SHSU is a public institution located in Huntsville, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 121 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full SHSU Engineering Technologies Report

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With a ranking of #14, University of Advancing Technology did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Advancing Technology is a small private for-profit school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 9 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Engineering Technologies at University of Advancing Technology

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Texas A&M University - Kingsville came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M University - Kingsville is a public institution located in Kingsville, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Texas A&M University - Kingsville

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Rogers State University
Claremore, Oklahoma

Rogers State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #16. Rogers State University is a public institution located in Claremore, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Engineering Technologies at RSU

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The University of Texas of the Permian Basin did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #17. The University of Texas of the Permian Basin is a public institution located in Odessa, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Engineering Technologies at UT Permian Basin

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Texas State University
San Marcos, Texas

Texas State University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas State University is a large school located in San Marcos, Texas that handed out 182 bachelors’s engineering tech 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%.

Read more about Engineering Technologies at Texas State University

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University of Houston - Downtown landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Houston - Downtown is located in Houston, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 56 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Engineering Technologies at UH Downtown

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Texas Southern University ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Texas Southern University

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Prairie View A & M University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #21. Prairie View, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering tech degrees to 18 students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Engineering Technologies at PVAMU

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New Mexico State University - Main Campus ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region list. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It awarded 53 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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 more about Engineering Technologies at NMSU Main Campus

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The Art Institute of San Antonio ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region list. The Art Institute of San Antonio is a small school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 0 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Ai San Antonio

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New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #24. This small school is located in Socorro, New Mexico, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full New Mexico Tech Engineering Technologies Report

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The University of Texas at Tyler landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region ranking. The University of Texas at Tyler is a medium-sized public school situated in Tyler, Texas. It awarded 33 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UT Tyler Engineering Technologies Report

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