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2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas

12 Colleges
$103,564 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in Texas to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular 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 Texas for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.

Women make up 12% of the ME majors at the school.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mechanical engineering schools in Texas. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population.

About 9% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 91% are male.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at The University of Texas at Dallas helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mechanical engineering schools in Texas. Located in the midsize city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 25% of the ME majors at the school.

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#4

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

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

Full Mechanical Engineering at Texas Tech University Report

#4

University of Houston

Houston, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 23% of the ME majors at the school.

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The University of Texas at El Paso 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 #6 on the list. UTEP is a very large public school located in the large city of El Paso.

Of the 11 students majoring in ME at UTEP, 73% are male and 27% are female.

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The University of Texas at Arlington ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. UT Arlington is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Arlington.

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Southern Methodist University 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. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Dallas.

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#9

Rice University

Houston, TX

Rice University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Rice is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

About 14% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 86% are male.

Full Mechanical Engineering at Rice University Report

The University of Texas at San Antonio 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 #10 on the list. UTSA is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Antonio.

Of the 6 students majoring in ME at UTSA, 67% are male and 33% are female.

Full Mechanical Engineering at The University of Texas at San Antonio Report

Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 12 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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