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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering in Texas (With Aid)

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

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 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.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general engineering programs that also have a lower cost than 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for texas master’s degree engineering students with aid.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering in Texas (With Aid)

#1

Lamar University

Beaumont, Texas
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Lamar University landed the #1 spot on the list. Lamar University is a fairly large public school situated in Beaumont, Texas. It awarded 73 masters’s engineering degrees 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.

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#2

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid. Located in San Marcos, Texas, this large public school handed out 21 diplomas to qualified masters’s engineering students in 2019-2020.

Texas State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State are $17,040, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Texas State General Engineering Report

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #3 spot on the list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 16 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M College Station, the school also landed the #1 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 Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743.

Read more about General Engineering at Texas A&M University - College Station

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at El Paso. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid list. El Paso, Texas 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.

UTEP did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #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 UTEP are $16,180.

Full The University of Texas at El Paso General Engineering Report

#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Texas A&M University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid list. 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.

In addition to being on our texas master’s degree engineering students with aid list, West Texas A&M University has also earned the #8 rank 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 West Texas A&M University are $8,013.

Full West Texas A&M University General Engineering Report

#6

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#5 in overall quality

Texas Tech University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. Texas Tech University is a large public school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 5 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

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 University are $17,530, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Texas Tech General Engineering Report

#7

Prairie View A & M University

Prairie View, Texas

With a ranking of #7, Prairie View A & M University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid list. PVAMU is a medium-sized public school situated in Prairie View, Texas. It awarded 20 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

PVAMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 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 Prairie View A & M University are $17,071.

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#8

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Baylor University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid list. 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 #3 on our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor University are $36,936, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Engineering at Baylor University

#2 in overall quality

Southern Methodist University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid list. Southern Methodist University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 2 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our texas master’s degree engineering students with aid list, SMU has also earned the #2 rank 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.

Read more about General Engineering at SMU

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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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