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2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

6 Ranked Colleges
66 Degrees Awarded
$19,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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 the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” 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 the Southwest region, there were 1,480 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 66 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in general engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general engineering programs, but they also cost less that 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 the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #1 spot on the list. Texas A&M College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s 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 the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743.

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

#2

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. UNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 33 doctorate’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

UNM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Mexico - Main Campus are $19,890.

Full University of New Mexico - Main Campus General Engineering Report

#3

Lamar University

Beaumont, Texas
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Lamar University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Beaumont, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s engineering students in 2019-2020.

Lamar University also made our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lamar University are $15,699, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Engineering at Lamar University

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This fairly large school is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and it awarded 14 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree engineering students whose families make $30-$48k list, NMSU Main Campus has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NMSU Main Campus are $18,275, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Engineering at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - Kingsville. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Texas A&M Kingsville is located in Kingsville, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 doctorate’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M Kingsville, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M Kingsville are $14,066, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Engineering at Texas A&M University - Kingsville

#3 in overall quality

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Oklahoma is a public institution located in Norman, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree engineering students whose families make $30-$48k list, University of Oklahoma has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma are $23,236, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Oklahoma General Engineering Report

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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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