2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$62,792
Avg Salary
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
General Engineering is the 79th most popular major in the country with 11,534 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , general engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $68,578 and had an average of $22,777 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 1,847 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,584 and $22,612 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 331 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,130 and $22,381 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 17 colleges that offered a degree in general engineering. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general engineering program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree engineering students.
Top 17 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering in the Southwest Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oral Roberts University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region. Tulsa, Oklahoma is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s engineering degrees to 20 students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Engineering at Oral Roberts University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Christian University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region. Fort Worth, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s engineering degrees to 41 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Engineering at TCU
Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Abilene Christian University landed the #3 spot on the list. Abilene Christian University is located in Abilene, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Abilene Christian General Engineering Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Mary Hardin - Baylor. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region list. Belton, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s engineering degrees to 14 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Engineering at University of Mary Hardin - Baylor
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Schreiner University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region. Schreiner University is a small school located in Kerrville, Texas that handed out 4 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Engineering at Schreiner University
Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region list. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering degrees to 165 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about General Engineering at ASU - Tempe
University of the Incarnate Word landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s engineering degrees to 9 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Engineering at University of the Incarnate Word
Baylor University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Baylor University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waco, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on General Engineering at Baylor
The University of Texas at El Paso came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking. The University of Texas at El Paso is a large school located in El Paso, Texas that handed out 15 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about General Engineering at The University of Texas at El Paso
With a ranking of #10, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on General Engineering at Texas A&M College Station
With a ranking of #11, Grand Canyon University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region list. Grand Canyon University is a large private for-profit school situated in Phoenix, Arizona. It awarded 9 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Engineering at Grand Canyon University
Tarleton State University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Stephenville, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s engineering students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about General Engineering at Tarleton
Houston Baptist University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Engineering at HBU
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Oklahoma is a large public school situated in Norman, Oklahoma. It awarded 15 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Oklahoma General Engineering Report
Southern Methodist University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Dallas, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s engineering students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about General Engineering at Southern Methodist University
Oklahoma Christian University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #12. OC is a small school located in Edmond, Oklahoma that handed out 20 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on General Engineering at OC
With a ranking of #12, Ottawa University - Surprise did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southwest Region list. Surprise, Arizona is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s engineering degrees to 5 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Engineering at Ottawa University - Surprise
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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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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