Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Every mechanical engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the ME program at Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi stacks up to those at other schools.

Texas A&M Corpus Christi is located in Corpus Christi, Texas and approximately 10,820 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 80 students received a bachelor's degree in ME from Texas A&M Corpus Christi.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Mechanical Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

Texas A&M Corpus Christi Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in ME

Texas A&M Corpus Christi Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the ME progam at Texas A&M Corpus Christi compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The ME major at Texas A&M Corpus Christi is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Mechanical Engineering. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	177
Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools	185
Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools	191
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools	293

Earnings of Texas A&M Corpus Christi ME Graduates

The median salary of ME students who receive their bachelor's degree at Texas A&M Corpus Christi is $60,083. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $65,190 for all ME students.

ME Student Demographics at Texas A&M Corpus Christi

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the ME majors at Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi.

Texas A&M Corpus Christi Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 80 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in ME from Texas A&M Corpus Christi. About 88% were men and 13% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% more racial-ethnic minorities in its ME bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi with a bachelor's in ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	36
White	39
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Texas A&M Corpus Christi also has a doctoral program available in ME. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Surveying Engineering
• Electrical Engineering

Careers That ME Grads May Go Into

A degree in ME can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TX, the home state for Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Mechanical Engineers	20,820	$105,570
Cost Estimators	17,240	$73,950
Architectural and Engineering Managers	12,920	$167,280
Aerospace Engineers	6,770	$122,570
Engineering Professors	3,890	$123,200

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Imelda Bettinger under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.