2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2021-2022, 8,480 people earned their degree in general engineering, making the major the 96th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 1,381 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 331 general engineering 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 Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 17 colleges that offered a degree in general engineering. That schools that top this list have a program in general engineering 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 Major in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region”.
Top 17 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering in the Southwest Region
Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oral Roberts University landed the #1 spot on the list. Oral Roberts University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It awarded 20 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Read more about General Engineering at ORU
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Christian University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region list. TCU is a fairly large school located in Fort Worth, Texas that handed out 41 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
Full Texas Christian University General Engineering Report
Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Abilene Christian University landed the #3 spot on the list. Abilene Christian is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Abilene, Texas. It awarded 17 bachelors’s engineering 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%.
Read full report on General Engineering at Abilene Christian University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Mary Hardin - Baylor. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Belton, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 14 degrees to qualified bachelors’s engineering students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Mary Hardin - Baylor General Engineering Report
Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Schreiner University landed the #5 spot on the list. Schreiner University is a small school located in Kerrville, Texas that handed out 4 bachelors’s engineering degrees 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%.
Read more about General Engineering at Schreiner University
With a ranking of #6, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school handed out 165 degrees to qualified bachelors’s engineering students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Engineering at ASU - Tempe
University of the Incarnate Word ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region list. This medium-sized school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s engineering 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%.
Read more about General Engineering at University of the Incarnate Word
Baylor University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Baylor University is a large school located in Waco, Texas that handed out 13 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Engineering at Baylor University
The University of Texas at El Paso ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region list. UTEP is located in El Paso, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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 General Engineering at UTEP
Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #10. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering degrees to 14 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on General Engineering at Texas A&M University - College Station
With a ranking of #11, Grand Canyon University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, this large private for-profit school awarded 9 degrees to qualified bachelors’s engineering students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Grand Canyon University General Engineering Report
Tarleton State University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Stephenville, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s engineering 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%.
Read more about General Engineering at Tarleton State University
Ottawa University - Surprise did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Surprise, Arizona, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 5 degrees to qualified bachelors’s engineering students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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 full report on General Engineering at Ottawa University - Surprise
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Norman, Oklahoma, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 more about General Engineering at University of Oklahoma
Oklahoma Christian University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region list. Oklahoma Christian University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Edmond, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Oklahoma Christian University General Engineering Report
With a ranking of #12, Southern Methodist University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region list. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s engineering degrees to 2 students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Engineering at SMU
Houston Baptist University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region list. Houston Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% 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 General Engineering at Houston Baptist University
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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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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