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Mechanical Engineering at Texas Tech University

If you are interested in studying mechanical engineering, you may want to check out the program at Texas Tech University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Texas Tech is located in Lubbock, Texas and approximately 40,322 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 students received their master's degree in ME.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Mechanical Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

Texas Tech Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in ME
  • Doctorate Degree in ME

Texas Tech Mechanical Engineering Rankings

There were 13 students who received their doctoral degrees in ME, making the school the #38 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

ME Student Demographics at Texas Tech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the ME majors at Texas Tech University.

Texas Tech Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

17% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 students graduated with a master's degree in ME from Texas Tech. About 83% were men and 17% were women.

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In the ME master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 29% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Texas Tech University with a master's in ME.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 7
International Students 10
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That ME Grads May Go Into

A degree in ME can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TX, the home state for Texas Tech University.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
Mechanical Engineers 20,820 $105,570
Cost Estimators 17,240 $73,950
Architectural and Engineering Managers 12,920 $167,280
Aerospace Engineers 6,770 $122,570
Engineering Professors 3,890 $123,200

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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