Mechanical Engineering at The University of Texas at Arlington

If you are interested in studying mechanical engineering, you may want to check out the program at The University of Texas at Arlington. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UT Arlington is located in Arlington, Texas and has a total student population of 48,072. In 2021, 146 ME majors received their bachelor's degree from UT Arlington.

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.

UT Arlington Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in ME (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in ME
• Master’s Degree in ME
• Doctorate Degree in ME

UT Arlington Mechanical Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks ME programs across the country. The following shows how UT Arlington performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The ME major at UT Arlington 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
Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools	41
	113
Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	120
Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools	191
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	229
Most Focused Mechanical Engineering Schools	230

In 2021, 95 students received their master’s degree in ME from UT Arlington. This makes it the #19 most popular school for ME master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in ME, making the school the #54 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UT Arlington ME Graduates

The median salary of ME students who receive their bachelor's degree at UT Arlington is $63,839. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $65,190 for all ME students.

ME Student Demographics at UT Arlington

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the ME majors at The University of Texas at Arlington.

UT Arlington Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 90% of ME bachelor's degrees went to men and 10% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 18% 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 The University of Texas at Arlington with a bachelor's in ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	25
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	28
White	57
International Students	22
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

UT Arlington Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 95 students who graduated with a master’s in ME from UT Arlington in 2021, 96% were men and 4% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Texas at Arlington with a master's in ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	16
International Students	64
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UT Arlington also has a doctoral program available in ME. In 2021, 10 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Systems Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Architectural Engineering
• Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering
• Computer 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 The University of Texas at Arlington.

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 Kllwiki under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.