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2023 Best Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

26 Colleges
$83,900 Avg Salary

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

Mechanical Engineering is the #32 most popular major in the country with 9,007 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 26 schools in the Southwest Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for ME majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Mechanical Engineering Master'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 master’s degree in the Southwest Region . Rice is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at The University of Texas at Austin helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best mechanical engineering schools in the Southwest Region . UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - College Station is a great place for mechanical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Southern Methodist University is a great place for mechanical engineering students working on their master’s degree. SMU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Dallas.

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#5

University of Tulsa

Tulsa, OK

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Tulsa is a great place for mechanical engineering students working on their master’s degree. University of Tulsa is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Tulsa.

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#6

University of Houston

Houston, TX

With a ranking of #6, University of Houston did quite well on this year’s best schools for mechanical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Baylor University

Waco, TX

Baylor University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mechanical engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Baylor is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Waco.

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New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mechanical engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. New Mexico Tech is a small public school located in the remote town of Socorro.

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Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mechanical engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe.

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#10

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree mechanical engineering programs. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a very large student population.

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Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best mechanical engineering schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 700
Arizona 167
Oklahoma 60
New Mexico 56

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

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 25 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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