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Mechanical Engineering at The University of Texas at Dallas

If you plan to study mechanical engineering, take a look at what The University of Texas at Dallas has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UT Dallas is located in Richardson, Texas and approximately 28,669 students attend the school each year. Of the 4,825 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The University of Texas at Dallas in 2021, 234 of them were mechanical engineering majors.

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
  • Doctorate Degree in ME

UT Dallas Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the ME progam at UT Dallas compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools 86
Best Value Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools 96
Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools 104
Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools 146

In 2021, 43 students received their master’s degree in ME from UT Dallas. This makes it the #56 most popular school for ME master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

Earnings of UT Dallas ME Graduates

The median salary of ME students who receive their bachelor's degree at UT Dallas is $60,816. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $65,190 for all ME students.

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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

17% Women
56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The ME program at UT Dallas awarded 234 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 83% of these degrees went to men with the other 17% going to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 28% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 66
Black or African American 10
Hispanic or Latino 45
White 84
International Students 16
Other Races/Ethnicities 13

UT Dallas Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

19% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 43 students who graduated with a master’s in ME from UT Dallas in 2021, 81% were men and 19% were women.

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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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 17
International Students 17
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

UT Dallas also has a doctoral program available in ME. In 2021, 16 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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