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2022 Best Value Colleges for Engineering Science (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

7 Ranked Colleges
223 Degrees Awarded
$18,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Engineering Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Engineering Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 1,668 people earned their degree in engineering science, making the major the 208th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, engineering science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $60,800 and had an average of $20,111 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 223 engineering science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $14,813 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in engineering science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality engineering science programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the engineering science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The engineering science 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 “Best Value Engineering Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k”.

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Best Value Engineering Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region engineering science students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 8 Best Value Colleges for Engineering Science (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Houston Community College

Houston, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Houston Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Houston Community College is located in Houston, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 134 ’s engineering science degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Houston Community College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Engineering Science Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Houston Community College is $9,755 for southwest region engineering science students whose families make $75-$110k.

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Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Engineering Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #2 spot on the list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 20 ’s engineering science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASU - Tempe, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Engineering Science Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Arizona State University - Tempe is $17,373 for southwest region engineering science students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Engineering Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified ’s engineering science students in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech also made our “Best Engineering Science Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $21,305 for southwest region engineering science students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Texas Tech.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Skysong. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Engineering Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This large school is located in Scottsdale, Arizona, and it awarded 19 ’s engineering science degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Skysong did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Engineering Science Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for ASU - Skysong is $20,321 for Southwest Region Engineering Science students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#4

Trinity University

San Antonio, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trinity University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Trinity University is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 29 ’s engineering science degrees to qualified students.

Trinity U also made our “Best Engineering Science Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $24,520 for Southwest Region Engineering Science students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Trinity University.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#5

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Engineering Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Arizona University landed the #5 spot on the list. Northern Arizona University is a large school located in Flagstaff, Arizona that handed out 2 ’s engineering science degrees in 2019-2020.

NAU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Engineering Science Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $16,535 for southwest region engineering science students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend NAU.

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#6

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Engineering Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #6. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 ’s engineering science degrees to qualified students.

UNM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Engineering Science Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $18,920 for southwest region engineering science students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus.

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#7

St. Mary's University

San Antonio, Texas

With a ranking of #7, St. Mary’s University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 degrees to qualified ’s engineering science students in 2019-2020.

St. Mary’s not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Engineering Science Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for St. Mary’s is $21,960 for Southwest Region Engineering Science students whose families make $75-$110k.

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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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