2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 26 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for ME 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 Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Check out the ME master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 10 Best Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found The University of Texas at Austin to be the best value school for mechanical engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.
UT Austin graduate students pay an average of $22,944 in tuition and fees each year.
UT Austin also made our Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #2.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UH are $18,871 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UH is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - College Station is a great value for mechanical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population.
Texas A&M College Station graduate students pay an average of $24,106 in tuition and fees each year.
Texas A&M College Station also made our Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #5.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lubbock.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas Tech are $17,698 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Texas Tech also did well on our Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Texas A&M University - Kingsville helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mechanical engineering schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the distant town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas A&M Kingsville are $14,344 per year.
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The University of Texas at Tyler landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree mechanical engineering programs. UT Tyler is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Tyler.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UT Tyler are $16,786 a year.
University of Tulsa 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. University of Tulsa is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Tulsa.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Tulsa are $25,182 a year.
With a ranking of #8, The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mechanical engineering students working on their master’s degree. UTEP is a fairly large public school located in the city of El Paso.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UTEP are $16,621 per year.
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University of North Texas ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize city of Denton, UNT is a public school with a very large student population.
UNT graduate students pay an average of $15,600 in tuition and fees each year.
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Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.
ASU - Tempe graduate students pay an average of $24,432 in tuition and fees each year.
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Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best mechanical engineering colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 700 |
| Arizona | 167 |
| Oklahoma | 60 |
| New Mexico | 56 |
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Majors Related to ME
Mechanical Engineering is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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.
- 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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