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2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k

9 Ranked Colleges
147 Degrees Awarded
$22,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master's in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k

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In 2019-2020, 11,925 people earned their degree in general engineering, making the major the 78th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, general engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $66,152 and had an average of $20,077 in loans still to pay off.

Across Texas, there were 806 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,400 and $14,850 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 147 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree 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 Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in Texas

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school handed out 16 diplomas to qualified masters’s engineering students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Texas A&M University - College Station General Engineering Report

#2

Lamar University

Beaumont, Texas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lamar University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k. Beaumont, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering degrees to 73 students in 2019-2020.

Lamar University also made our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lamar University are $15,699, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Engineering at Lamar University

#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #3 spot on the list. Texas Tech is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

Texas Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Engineering at Texas Tech University

#4

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Texas State University is a large school located in San Marcos, Texas that handed out 21 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State University are $17,040, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Engineering at Texas State

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at El Paso. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k. The University of Texas at El Paso is a large school located in El Paso, Texas that handed out 1 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UTEP not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at El Paso are $16,180.

Read full report on General Engineering at The University of Texas at El Paso

#8 in overall quality

West Texas A&M University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. West Texas A&M University is a fairly large school located in Canyon, Texas that handed out 6 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

West Texas A&M University also took the #8 spot in our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at West Texas A&M University are $8,013, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full West Texas A&M University General Engineering Report

#7

Prairie View A & M University

Prairie View, Texas

Prairie View A & M University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k list. This medium-sized school is located in Prairie View, Texas, and it awarded 20 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

PVAMU also took the #7 spot in our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at PVAMU are $17,071, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full PVAMU General Engineering Report

#8

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
#3 in overall quality

Baylor University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Baylor is a fairly large school located in Waco, Texas that handed out 3 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Baylor, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor University are $36,936.

Full Baylor University General Engineering Report

#2 in overall quality

Southern Methodist University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s engineering degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

SMU also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Methodist University are $47,478, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full SMU General Engineering Report

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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

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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