2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k

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 “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 9,411 people earned their degree in general engineering, making the major the 83rd most popular in the United States.

Across Texas, there were 802 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 18 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general engineering 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 general engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in Texas

#1

Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$22,743 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k. Texas A&M College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 3 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Engineering at Texas A&M University - College Station

#2

Lamar University

Beaumont, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$15,699 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lamar University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k. Lamar University is a public institution located in Beaumont, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lamar University, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lamar University are $15,699, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Engineering at Lamar University

#3

Texas A&M University - Kingsville

Kingsville, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$14,066 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - Kingsville. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Kingsville, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s engineering students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M Kingsville also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - Kingsville are $14,066, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Texas A&M Kingsville General Engineering Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Rémi Kaupp.

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