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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.
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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 analysis found Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology to be the best value school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Southwest Region . OSU Institute of Technology is a small public school located in the town of Okmulgee.
OSU Institute of Technology undergraduate students pay an average of $11,384 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, OSU Institute of Technology is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Arizona State University - Skysong helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value engineering technologies schools in the Southwest Region . 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.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, ASU - Skysong also did well on our Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means DeVry University - Arizona is a great value for engineering technologies students working on their bachelor’s degree. DeVry University - Arizona is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Phoenix.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at DeVry University - Arizona are $15,032 per year.
The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Southeastern Oklahoma State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value engineering technologies schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the distant town of Durant, Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southeastern Oklahoma State University are $15,930 per year.
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Out of the 20 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern Oklahoma State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. 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 fairly large public school located in the large city of Houston.
UH Downtown undergraduate students pay an average of $17,266 in tuition and fees each 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 large public school located in the town of Stephenville.
Tarleton undergraduate students pay an average of $17,640 in tuition and fees each year.
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Sam Houston State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. 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 ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a fairly large student population.
UNT undergraduate students pay an average of $20,932 in tuition and fees each year.
Texas State University came in at #10 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 San Marcos, Texas State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Texas State undergraduate students pay an average of $22,559 in tuition and fees each year.
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Best Engineering Technologies Colleges by State
Explore the best engineering technologies colleges 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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