Mechanical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin

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

UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and has a total student population of 50,476.

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 Austin Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in ME
• Master’s Degree in ME

UT Austin Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The me major at UT Austin 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.

There were 34 students who received their doctoral degrees in me, making the school the #6 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

ME Student Demographics at UT Austin

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

UT Austin Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of me bachelor's degrees went to men and 25% went to women. The typical me bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% women. So female students are more repesented at UT Austin since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 23% 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 Austin with a bachelor's in me.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	86
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	43
White	118
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

UT Austin Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 64% of me master's degrees went to men and 36% went to women.

Of the students who received a me master's degree from UT Austin, 52% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the me master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 36% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	33
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at The University of Texas at Austin. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Mechanical Engineering	359

Related Majors

• Geoscience Engineering
• Engineering Mechanics
• General Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Industrial 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 Austin.

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 Reid Sullivan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.