2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Engineering in Texas

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate in Texas” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Engineering is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 6th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 200,458 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $64,888 and had an average of $23,564 in loans still to pay off.

Across Texas, there were 15,619 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 708 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate in Texas” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

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

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate in Texas” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate in Texas

The colleges and universities below are the best for texas associate degree engineering students.

Top 3 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Engineering in Texas

#1

Houston Community College

Houston, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$5,272 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Houston Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate in Texas. Houston Community College is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 134 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Houston Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Engineering Associate Degree Schools in Texas” list. The estimated yearly cost for Houston Community College is $5,272 for texas associate degree engineering students.

Read more about Engineering at Houston Community College

#2

Austin Community College District

Austin, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$6,861 Average Net Price

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 Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate in Texas. Austin Community College District is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 83 associates’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Austin Community College District did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Engineering Associate Degree Schools in Texas” list. It costs about $6,861 for texas associate degree engineering students per year to attend Austin Community College District.

Full Austin Community College District Engineering Report

#3

Northwest Vista College

San Antonio, Texas

#3 in overall quality

$5,413 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest Vista College landed the #3 spot on the list. Northwest Vista College is a fairly large public school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 14 associates’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Northwest Vista College also took the #3 spot in our “Best Engineering Associate Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. It costs about $5,413 for texas associate degree engineering students per year to attend Northwest Vista College.

Full Northwest Vista College Engineering Report

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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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