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

16 Colleges
$83,900 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Master'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.

The Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Texas ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in Texas to see which master'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.

Check out the ME master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Texas.

Our 2023 rankings named Texas A&M University - College Station the most popular school in Texas for mechanical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 16% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 84% are male.

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Out of the 16 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Arlington landed the # 2 spot on the list. UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the city of Arlington.

Of the 95 students majoring in ME at UT Arlington, 96% are male and 4% are female.

Full Mechanical Engineering at The University of Texas at Arlington Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Austin is a great place for mechanical engineering students working on their master’s degree. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.

Women make up 29% of the ME majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’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 Texas. Located in the city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 43 students majoring in ME at UT Dallas, 81% are male and 19% are female.

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Out of the 16 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at El Paso landed the # 5 spot on the list. UTEP is a very large public school located in the large city of El Paso.

Women make up 17% of the ME majors at the school.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at The University of Texas at El Paso

#6

University of Houston

Houston, TX

With a ranking of #6, University of Houston did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mechanical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 33 students majoring in ME at UH, 70% are male and 30% are female.

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Texas A&M University - Kingsville landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree mechanical engineering programs. Located in the town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 26 students majoring in ME at Texas A&M Kingsville, 92% are male and 8% are female.

Full Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University - Kingsville Report

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley 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 #8 on the list. UT Rio Grande Valley is a very large public school located in the city of Edinburg.

About 8% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 92% are male.

Full Mechanical Engineering at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Report

#9

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

With a ranking of #9, Texas Tech University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mechanical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

About 17% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 83% are male.

Full Mechanical Engineering at Texas Tech University Report

With a ranking of #10, University of North Texas did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mechanical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 17% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 83% are male.

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Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools 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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