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2023 Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas

12 Colleges
$103,564 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree School for You

With 700 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, mechanical engineering is the #25 most popular major in Texas.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in Texas to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas

The following schools top our list of the Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Rice University

Houston, TX

Our analysis found Rice University to be the best school for mechanical engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Texas. Rice is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the city of Austin.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southern Methodist University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Dallas.

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#5

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

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#6

University of Houston

Houston, TX

University of Houston ranked #6 on this year’s Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public school with a very large student population.

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#7

Baylor University

Waco, TX

With a ranking of #7, Baylor University did quite well on this year’s best schools for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Baylor is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Waco.

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The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree mechanical engineering programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #9, The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well on this year’s best schools for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. UT Arlington is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Arlington.

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The University of Texas at El Paso came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. UTEP is a fairly large public school located in the large city of El Paso.

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Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 167
Oklahoma 60
New Mexico 56

Mechanical Engineering is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to ME

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252
General Engineering 3,548

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 12 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 Michel Villeneuve.

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