2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Pre-Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

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 “Best Value Pre-Engineering Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 196 pre-engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Pre-Engineering Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in pre-engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent pre-engineering programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the pre-engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Pre-Engineering Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Pre-Engineering Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree pre-engineering students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Pre-Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Tulsa Community College

Tulsa, Oklahoma

#1 in overall quality

$7,730 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tulsa Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Pre-Engineering Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Tulsa Community College is a fairly large school located in Tulsa, Oklahoma that handed out 85 associates’s pre-engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Tulsa Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Pre-Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $7,730 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Pre-Engineering students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Tulsa Community College.

Full Tulsa Community College Pre-Engineering Report

#2

Central New Mexico Community College

Albuquerque, New Mexico

#2 in overall quality

$5,676 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central New Mexico Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Pre-Engineering Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Central New Mexico Community College is a public institution located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The school has a large population, and it awarded 43 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CNM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Pre-Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend CNM is $5,676 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Pre-Engineering students whose families make $48-$75k.

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

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Pre-Engineering (Income $48-$75k)

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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