2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in the Southwest Region
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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 “Most Well Attended Engineering Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
General Engineering is the 79th most popular major in the country with 11,796 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, general engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $68,873 and had an average of $20,557 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 1,837 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,584 and $19,521 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Engineering Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 95 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general engineering. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in general engineering.
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Most Well Attended Engineering Major in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region engineering students.
Top 25 Most Popular Colleges for General Engineering in the Southwest Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 174 ’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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 full report on General Engineering at Arizona State University - Tempe
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Austin Community College District. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Engineering Major in the Southwest Region. Austin Community College District is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 85 ’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 95 schools in the Most Well Attended Engineering Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #3 spot on the list. Scottsdale, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s engineering degrees to 81 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Engineering at ASU - Skysong
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Texas College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in McAllen, Texas, and it awarded 74 ’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Engineering at South Texas College
Out of the 95 schools in the Most Well Attended Engineering Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Tulsa Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Tulsa Community College is a public institution located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 66 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Engineering at Tulsa Community College
Oklahoma Christian University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Edmond, Oklahoma, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 60 diplomas to qualified ’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Engineering at Oklahoma Christian University
San Jacinto Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Pasadena, Texas, this large public school awarded 49 diplomas to qualified ’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
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Lamar University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Engineering Major in the Southwest Region list. This fairly large school is located in Beaumont, Texas, and it awarded 48 ’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
Full Lamar University General Engineering Report
Texas Christian University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking. TCU is a fairly large school located in Fort Worth, Texas that handed out 45 ’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full TCU General Engineering Report
With a ranking of #10, Central New Mexico Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in the Southwest Region list. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s engineering degrees to 39 students in 2020-2021.
Full CNM General Engineering Report
New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Las Cruces, New Mexico that handed out 33 ’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Engineering at NMSU Main Campus
Texas State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #12. Texas State is a public institution located in San Marcos, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 31 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Engineering at Texas State
With a ranking of #13, University of Arizona did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 29 ’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full University of Arizona General Engineering Report
Oklahoma City Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #13. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s engineering degrees to 29 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #15, Oral Roberts University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and it awarded 27 ’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Engineering at Oral Roberts University
With a ranking of #15, Lone Star College System did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in the Southwest Region list. North Harris Montgomery is a public institution located in The Woodlands, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 27 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #17. This large school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 23 ’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Engineering at UNM
Tarrant County College District did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #17. Tarrant County College is a large school located in Fort Worth, Texas that handed out 23 ’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Engineering at Tarrant County College
Odessa College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Odessa College is a public institution located in Odessa, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 22 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Engineering at Odessa College
Amarillo College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Amarillo, Texas, and it awarded 19 ’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Engineering at Amarillo College
Abilene Christian University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Abilene Christian is a private not-for-profit institution located in Abilene, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Engineering at Abilene Christian University
With a ranking of #22, Prairie View A & M University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in the Southwest Region list. PVAMU is located in Prairie View, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 ’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
Full Prairie View A & M University General Engineering Report
With a ranking of #23, Arizona Western College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Yuma, Arizona, this medium-sized public school handed out 15 degrees to qualified ’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
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Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #23 on this year’s Most Well Attended Engineering Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 70 ’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Engineering at Texas A&M University - College Station
Central Texas College ranked #25 on this year’s Most Well Attended Engineering Major in the Southwest Region list. Central Texas College is a medium-sized school located in Killeen, Texas that handed out 14 ’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Engineering at Central Texas College
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