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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

6 Ranked Colleges
66 Degrees Awarded
$19,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

General Engineering is the 78th most popular major in the country with 11,925 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 the Southwest region, there were 1,775 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,200 and $19,581 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 66 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. UNM is a large school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico that handed out 33 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNM, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Mexico - Main Campus are $19,890.

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#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Las Cruces, New Mexico that handed out 14 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus also made our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at New Mexico State University - Main Campus are $18,275, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Engineering at NMSU Main Campus

#3

Lamar University

Beaumont, Texas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lamar University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Beaumont, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s engineering degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree engineering students whose families make $75-$110k list, Lamar University has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lamar University are $15,699, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - Kingsville. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Kingsville, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s engineering students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M Kingsville, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - Kingsville are $14,066.

Read more about General Engineering at Texas A&M Kingsville

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Texas A&M College Station General Engineering Report

#3 in overall quality

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a public institution located in Norman, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus are $23,236.

Read full report on General Engineering at University of Oklahoma

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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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