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2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in Texas

16 Colleges
$67,407 Avg Salary
$23,192 Avg Student Debt

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in Texas ranking. This report analyzed 16 schools in Texas to see which ones were the most popular 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for ME majors pursuing a .

Our 2023 rankings named Texas A&M University - College Station the most popular school in Texas for mechanical engineering students. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Arlington is a great place for mechanical engineering students. UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the city of Arlington.

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The excellent programs at The University of Texas at Austin helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best mechanical engineering schools in Texas. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Dallas. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas at El Paso. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in Texas list. UTEP is a very large public school located in the city of El Paso.

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#6

University of Houston

Houston, TX

University of Houston came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for mechanical engineering students. It came in at #7 on the list. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

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University of North Texas landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular mechanical engineering programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, UNT is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Texas A&M University - Kingsville landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular mechanical engineering programs. Located in the town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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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 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.

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