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2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree School for You
In 2021-2022, 84,036 engineering technologies students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #4 most popular in the country.
It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Value Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in the Southwest Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for engineering tech students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for engineering tech majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.
Top 10 Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology the best value school in the Southwest Region for engineering technologies students working on their bachelor’s degree. OSU Institute of Technology is a small public school located in the town of Okmulgee.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at OSU Institute of Technology are $11,384 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, OSU Institute of Technology also did well on our Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Skysong is a great value for engineering technologies students working on their bachelor’s degree. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at ASU - Skysong are $13,358 a year.
ASU - Skysong also claimed a spot on our Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
Full Engineering Technologies at Arizona State University - Skysong Report
Out of the 20 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, DeVry University - Arizona landed the # 3 spot on the list. DeVry University - Arizona is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at DeVry University - Arizona are $15,032 a year.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at DeVry University - Arizona
Out of the 20 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeastern Oklahoma State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Durant, Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Southeastern Oklahoma State University undergraduate students pay an average of $15,930 in tuition and fees each year.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Southeastern Oklahoma State University
The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Southwestern Oklahoma State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value engineering technologies schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the town of Weatherford, SWOSU is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SWOSU are $15,240 a year.
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University of Houston - Downtown did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering technologies students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. UH Downtown is a large public school located in the city of Houston.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UH Downtown are $17,266 a year.
Tarleton State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Tarleton is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Stephenville.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tarleton are $17,640 per year.
Full Engineering Technologies at Tarleton State University Report
Sam Houston State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering technologies students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. SHSU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Huntsville.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SHSU are $18,752 a year.
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University of North Texas came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a very large student population.
UNT undergraduate students pay an average of $20,932 in tuition and fees each year.
Full Engineering Technologies at University of North Texas Report
Texas State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering technologies students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Texas State are $22,559 a year.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Texas State University
Best Engineering Technologies Colleges by State
Explore the best engineering technologies schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 835 |
| Texas | 7,691 |
| New Mexico | 654 |
| Oklahoma | 1,185 |
Majors Related to Engineering Tech
Engineering Tech Majors to Study
| 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 |
| Engineering-Related Fields | 6,553 |
| Mechanical Engineering Technology | 6,205 |
| Construction Engineering Technology | 4,299 |
| General Engineering Technology | 3,841 |
| Quality Control Technology | 3,720 |
| Computer Engineering Technology | 3,509 |
| Engineering Technology (Other) | 1,907 |
| Energy Systems Technologies | 1,277 |
| Architectural Engineering Technology | 1,239 |
| Civil Engineering Technology | 1,155 |
| Engineering-Related Technologies | 969 |
| Mining & Petroleum Technology | 410 |
| Nuclear Engineering Technology | 235 |
| Nanotechnology | 104 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 20 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to KUKA Systems GmbH.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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