Mechanical Engineering at The University of Texas at Dallas

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 The University of Texas at Dallas stacks up to those at other schools.

UT Dallas is located in Richardson, Texas and approximately 28,669 students attend the school each year.

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 Dallas Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UT Dallas Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The me major at UT Dallas 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 16 students who received their doctoral degrees in me, making the school the #32 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

ME Student Demographics at UT Dallas

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

UT Dallas Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 88% of me bachelor's degrees went to men and 12% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 35% 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 Dallas with a bachelor's in me.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	76
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	48
White	67
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

UT Dallas Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 91% of me master's degrees went to men and 9% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	10
International Students	28
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Mechanical Engineering

The following me concentations are available at The University of Texas at Dallas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from The University of Texas at Dallas. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Mechanical Engineering	293

Related Majors

• Materials Engineering
• Systems Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering
• Computer 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 The University of Texas at Dallas.

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 Stan9999 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.