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Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest Region

2023 Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest Region

9 Colleges
$60,554 Avg Salary
$23,479 Avg Student Debt

Engineering-Related Fields is the #36 most popular major in the country with 6,553 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.

The Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Southwest Region to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Engineering-Related Fields program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Arizona State University - Tempe to be the most popular school for engineering-related fields students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 33 students majoring in engineering-related fields at ASU - Tempe, 79% are male and 21% are female.

Engineering-Related Fields majors at ASU - Tempe take out an average of $28,531 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Full Engineering-Related Fields at Arizona State University - Tempe Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Skysong is a great place for engineering-related fields students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 25% of the students majoring in engineering-related fields at the school are women while 75% are male.

Engineering-Related Fields majors at ASU - Skysong take out an average of $28,531 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Full Engineering-Related Fields at Arizona State University - Skysong Report

#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of Arizona helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering-related fields schools in the Southwest Region . University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the city of Tucson.

Of the 14 students majoring in engineering-related fields at University of Arizona, 79% are male and 21% are female.

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#4

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas State is a very large public school located in the small city of San Marcos.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering-related fields schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the town of Socorro, New Mexico Tech is a public college with a small student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in engineering-related fields at the school are women while 50% are male.

Full Engineering-Related Fields at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Report

#6

St. Mary's University

San Antonio, TX

St. Mary’s University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering-related fields students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of San Antonio, St. Mary's is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Southern Methodist University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Full Engineering-Related Fields at Southern Methodist University Report

University of the Incarnate Word landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree engineering-related fields programs. UIW is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Antonio.

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University of North Texas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering-related fields students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.

Read full report on Engineering-Related Fields at University of North Texas

Explore the best engineering-related fields schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 70
Texas 9
Oklahoma 0
New Mexico 4

One of 18 majors within the trade school area of study, engineering-related fields has other similar majors worth exploring.

Major Annual Graduates
Industrial & Management Engineering 5,903
Packaging Science 378
Other Engineering-Related Fields 152
Engineering Design 120

Related Major Annual Graduates
Industrial Production Technology 11,288
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 10,780
Environmental Control Technology 9,376
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 8,822
Electronics Engineering Technology 8,347

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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