by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Texas” ranking - to help you make that decision.
General Engineering is the 96th most popular major in the country with 8,480 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across Texas, there were 719 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 124 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,529 and $37,012 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Texas” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general engineering. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general engineering.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Texas”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Prairie View A & M University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Texas list. Prairie View A & M University is a medium-sized public school situated in Prairie View, Texas. It awarded 15 masters’s engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lamar University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Texas. Lamar University is located in Beaumont, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 48 masters’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Texas list. Texas State University is a large school located in San Marcos, Texas that handed out 26 masters’s engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend West Texas A&M University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Texas. West Texas A&M University is located in Canyon, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 8 masters’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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 West Texas A&M University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Texas list. Texas Tech is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 8 masters’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Southern Methodist University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #6. Southern Methodist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Baylor University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Texas ranking. This large school is located in Waco, Texas, and it awarded 13 masters’s engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Texas list. Texas A&M College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 10 masters’s engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Engineering at Texas A&M University - College Station
The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #9. Located in El Paso, Texas, this large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified masters’s engineering students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of North Texas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #10. Denton, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering degrees to 2 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Engineering at University of North Texas
With a ranking of #10, LeTourneau University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Texas list. LETU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Longview, Texas. It awarded 0 masters’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%.
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