2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering 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.
The Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 26 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value 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 Schools in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for ME majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Best Mechanical Engineering Schools
Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Austin the best value school in the Southwest Region for mechanical engineering students. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UT Austin are $40,996 a year.
UT Austin not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list.
The excellent programs at Texas Tech University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best mechanical engineering schools in the Southwest Region . Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Texas Tech are $24,121 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Texas Tech also did well on our Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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 Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.
Texas A&M College Station undergraduate students pay an average of $38,855 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Texas A&M College Station is ranked #5 for overall quality for ME in the Southwest Region .
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The excellent programs at University of Houston helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best mechanical engineering schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UH are $21,891 a year.
UH excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - Kingsville is a great value for mechanical engineering students. Located in the distant town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Texas A&M Kingsville undergraduate students pay an average of $25,746 in tuition and fees each year.
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The University of Texas at Tyler did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for mechanical engineering students. It came in at #6 on the list. UT Tyler is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Tyler.
UT Tyler undergraduate students pay an average of $23,938 in tuition and fees each year.
University of Tulsa landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value mechanical engineering programs. University of Tulsa is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Tulsa.
University of Tulsa undergraduate students pay an average of $45,138 in tuition and fees each year.
The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value mechanical engineering programs. UTEP is a fairly large public school located in the city of El Paso.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UTEP are $24,952 a year.
University of North Texas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for mechanical engineering students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNT are $20,906 per year.
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Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at ASU - Tempe are $29,438 a year.
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 |
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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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