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Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Trade Schools in the Southwest Region

2023 Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Trade Schools in the Southwest Region

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$73,454 Avg Salary
$29,052 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular programs 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for engineering-related fields majors pursuing a .

Our 2023 rankings named Arizona State University - Tempe the most popular school in the Southwest Region for engineering-related fields students. Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a very large student population.

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Out of the 10 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public college with a very large student population.

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#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

The excellent programs at University of Arizona helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering-related fields schools in the Southwest Region . University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tucson.

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#4

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Texas State University is a great place for engineering-related fields students. Texas State is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Marcos.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the town of Socorro, New Mexico Tech is a public college with a small student population.

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#6

St. Mary's University

San Antonio, TX

With a ranking of #6, St. Mary’s University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering-related fields students. Located in the city of San Antonio, St. Mary's is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#7

Francis Tuttle Technology Center

Oklahoma City, OK

With a ranking of #7, Francis Tuttle Technology Center did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering-related fields students. Francis Tuttle Technology Center is a small public school located in the large city of Oklahoma City.

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University of North Texas landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular engineering-related fields programs. UNT is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.

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With a ranking of #7, Southern Methodist University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering-related fields students. Located in the large suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, University of the Incarnate Word did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering-related fields students. UIW is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Antonio.

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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 10 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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