2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Vallue Engineering Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking - to help you make that 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 associate degree level specifically, there were 524 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Engineering Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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 general engineering program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Vallue Engineering Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Engineering Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Austin Community College District

Austin, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$6,861 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Austin Community College District. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Engineering Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Austin Community College District is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 81 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree engineering students whose families make more than $110k list, Austin Community College District has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $6,861 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Engineering students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Austin Community College District.

Read more about General Engineering at Austin Community College District

#2

Northwest Vista College

San Antonio, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$5,413 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Vallue Engineering Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest Vista College landed the #2 spot on the list. Northwest Vista College is a fairly large public school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 14 associates’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree engineering students whose families make more than $110k list, Northwest Vista College has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Northwest Vista College is $5,413 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Engineering students whose families make more than $110k.

Read full report on General Engineering at Northwest Vista College

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income Over $110k)

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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