2022 Best Value Colleges for Pre-Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Pre-Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 2,230 people earned their degree in pre-engineering, making the major the 314th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 295 pre-engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Pre-Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in pre-engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great pre-engineering programs and 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 pre-engineering program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Pre-Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Pre-Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region pre-engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Pre-Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Tulsa Community College

Tulsa, Oklahoma

#1 in overall quality

$4,835 Average Net Price

$35,308 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tulsa Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Pre-Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, this fairly large public school awarded 85 diplomas to qualified ’s pre-engineering students in 2019-2020.

Tulsa Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Pre-Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Tulsa Community College is $4,835 for Southwest Region Pre-Engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Pre-Engineering at Tulsa Community College

#2

Central New Mexico Community College

Albuquerque, New Mexico

#2 in overall quality

$2,604 Average Net Price

$29,375 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Pre-Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Central New Mexico Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. CNM is a large school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico that handed out 43 ’s pre-engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CNM, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Pre-Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $2,604 for Southwest Region Pre-Engineering students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Central New Mexico Community College.

Read full report on Pre-Engineering at Central New Mexico Community College

• Best Value Colleges for Pre-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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