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2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in Texas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

16 Colleges
$19,291 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$67,407 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering 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.

The Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in Texas ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 16 schools in Texas 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in Texas

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Mechanical Engineering Colleges.

Top 10 Best Mechanical Engineering Schools

$11,752 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found The University of Texas at Austin to be the best value school for mechanical engineering students who want to pursue a degree in Texas. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UT Austin are $11,752 a year.

UT Austin not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in Texas list.

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$12,204 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 16 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $12,204 per year.

Texas A&M College Station also made our Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in Texas list, coming in at #4.

Full Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University - College Station Report

$9,892 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Texas A&M University - Kingsville helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best mechanical engineering schools in Texas. Located in the town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas A&M Kingsville are $9,892 per year.

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#4

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX
$11,852 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Texas Tech University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best mechanical engineering schools in Texas. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Texas Tech are $11,852 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Texas Tech also is in the top 15% of our Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in Texas ranking.

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#5

University of Houston

Houston, TX
$9,699 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Houston helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best mechanical engineering schools in Texas. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UH are $9,699 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UH also is in the top 20% of our Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in Texas ranking.

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$9,544 Average Tuition & Fees

The University of Texas at El Paso 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. UTEP is a fairly large public school located in the large city of El Paso.

UTEP undergraduate students pay an average of $9,544 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$9,388 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, The University of Texas at Tyler did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mechanical engineering students. UT Tyler is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Tyler.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UT Tyler are $9,388 per year.

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$11,090 Average Tuition & Fees

University of North Texas came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, UNT is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNT are $11,090 a year.

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$11,727 Average Tuition & Fees

The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value mechanical engineering programs. UT Arlington is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Arlington.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UT Arlington are $11,727 per year.

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$9,541 Average Tuition & Fees

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value mechanical engineering programs. UT Rio Grande Valley is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Edinburg.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UT Rio Grande Valley are $9,541 a year.

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Best Value Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Value Mechanical Engineering Colleges 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 16 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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