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2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 28 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate programs for engineering tech students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for engineering tech majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.
Top 10 Best Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Lee College the best value school in the Southwest Region for engineering technologies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the small city of Baytown, Lee College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Lee College are $4,302 a year.
Lee College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list.
The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Tyler Junior College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value engineering technologies schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the midsize city of Tyler, Tyler Junior College is a public school with a large student population.
Tyler Junior College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,440 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Amarillo College is a great value for engineering technologies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Amarillo College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Amarillo.
Amarillo College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,704 in tuition and fees each year.
Out of the 28 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, San Jacinto Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at San Jacinto College are $5,040 per year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Navarro College is a great value for engineering technologies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Navarro College is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Corsicana.
Navarro College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,368 in tuition and fees each year.
San Juan College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the small city of Farmington, SJC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
SJC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,882 in tuition and fees each year.
Laredo College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate engineering technologies programs. Laredo College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Laredo.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Laredo College are $5,748 a year.
Lone Star College System came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. North Harris Montgomery is a very large public school located in the midsize city of The Woodlands.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at North Harris Montgomery are $6,456 a year.
Houston Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Houston Community College is a very large public school located in the large city of Houston.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Houston Community College are $5,460 a year.
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Altierus Career College - Bissonnet did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering technologies students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Houston, Altierus Career College - Bissonnet is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Altierus Career College - Bissonnet are $15,230 per year.
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 28 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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