2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 26 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular master'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.
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2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for ME majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Arizona State University - Tempe the most popular school in the Southwest Region for mechanical engineering students working on their master’s degree. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the city of Tempe.
Of the 120 students majoring in ME at ASU - Tempe, 87% are male and 13% are female.
The in-demand master’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 the Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 16% of the ME majors at the school.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Arlington is a great place for mechanical engineering students working on their master’s degree. UT Arlington is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Arlington.
About 4% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 96% are male.
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Out of the 26 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the # 4 spot on the list. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the city of Austin.
Of the 51 students majoring in ME at UT Austin, 71% are male and 29% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Dallas. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public college with a very large student population.
About 19% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 81% are male.
With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well on this year’s most popular 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.
Of the 41 students majoring in ME at UTEP, 83% are male and 17% are female.
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University of Houston did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for mechanical engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public college with a very large student population.
About 30% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 70% are male.
University of New Mexico - Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UNM is a very large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.
About 15% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 85% are male.
Texas A&M University - Kingsville landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree mechanical engineering programs. Located in the distant town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
About 8% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 92% are male.
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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. OSU is a very large public school located in the town of Stillwater.
Of the 26 students majoring in ME at OSU, 92% are male and 8% are female.
Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best mechanical engineering colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Texas | 700 |
Arizona | 167 |
Oklahoma | 60 |
New Mexico | 56 |
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 |
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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.
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