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2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

18 Colleges
$103,564 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor'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.

The Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree 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 18 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Mechanical Engineering program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Austin the most popular school in the Southwest Region for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the city of Austin.

Of the 34 students majoring in ME at UT Austin, 88% are male and 12% are female.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - College Station is a great place for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’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.

Women make up 9% of the ME majors at the school.

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

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Tempe is a great place for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the city of Tempe.

Of the 20 students majoring in ME at ASU - Tempe, 95% are male and 5% are female.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at Arizona State University - Tempe

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at The University of Texas at Dallas helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mechanical engineering schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in ME at UT Dallas, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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#5

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Out of the 18 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

About 23% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 77% are male.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at Texas Tech University

#5

University of Houston

Houston, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 13 students majoring in ME at UH, 77% are male and 23% are female.

Full Mechanical Engineering at University of Houston Report

With a ranking of #7, The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. UTEP is a very large public school located in the large city of El Paso.

About 27% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 73% are male.

Full Mechanical Engineering at The University of Texas at El Paso Report

The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for mechanical engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the large city of Arlington.

Full Mechanical Engineering at The University of Texas at Arlington Report

Southern Methodist University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. SMU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Dallas.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at Southern Methodist University

#10

Rice University

Houston, TX

Rice University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Rice is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

Women make up 14% of the ME majors at the school.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at Rice University

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 18 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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