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2022 Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

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$21,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 297 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 13 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree engineering students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 14 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma Christian University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. This small school is located in Edmond, Oklahoma, and it awarded 39 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree engineering students whose families make more than $110k list, OC has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best General Engineering Master’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 Oklahoma Christian University are $11,430.

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#2

Lamar University

Beaumont, Texas
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lamar University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Lamar University is a public institution located in Beaumont, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 73 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Lamar University also took the #6 spot in our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lamar University are $15,699, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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Out of the 13 schools in the Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #3 spot on the list. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering degrees to 36 students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Skysong. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Scottsdale, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering degrees to 59 students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Skysong also took the #8 spot in our “Best General Engineering Master’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 Arizona State University - Skysong are $6,724.

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#4

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#9 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #4 for the Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 15 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona also took the #9 spot in our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Texas Tech University is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 5 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech also made our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University are $17,530, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#10 in overall quality

Texas State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. San Marcos, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree engineering students whose families make more than $110k list, Texas State has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best General Engineering Master’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 State are $17,040.

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#1 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #7 on this year’s Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school awarded 16 diplomas to qualified masters’s engineering students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Engineering Master’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.

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The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. UTEP is a large school located in El Paso, Texas that handed out 1 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UTEP also made our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at El Paso are $16,180, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#12 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, West Texas A&M University did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. West Texas A&M University is a fairly large public school situated in Canyon, Texas. It awarded 6 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

West Texas A&M University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best General Engineering Master’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 West Texas A&M University are $8,013.

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#10

Prairie View A & M University

Prairie View, Texas

Prairie View A & M University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Located in Prairie View, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 20 degrees to qualified masters’s engineering students in 2019-2020.

PVAMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Prairie View A & M University are $17,071, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Norman, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma also took the #0 spot in our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus are $23,236, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#12

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
#4 in overall quality

Baylor University did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #12. Waco, 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 3 students in 2019-2020.

Baylor did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor are $36,936, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Baylor University General Engineering Report

#2 in overall quality

Southern Methodist University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. This fairly large school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 2 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

SMU also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Engineering Master’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 Southern Methodist University are $47,478.

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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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