General Mechanical Engineering at The University of Texas at El Paso

What traits are you looking for in a general mechanical engineering school? To help you decide if The University of Texas at El Paso is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's general mechanical engineering program.

UTEP is located in El Paso, Texas and has a total student population of 24,879.

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

UTEP General Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Mechanical Engineering
• Master’s Degree in General Mechanical Engineering

UTEP General Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The general mechanical engineering major at UTEP is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in general mechanical engineering, making the school the #49 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Mechanical Engineering Student Demographics at UTEP

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general mechanical engineering majors at The University of Texas at El Paso.

UTEP General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 79% of general mechanical engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 21% went to women. The typical general mechanical engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% women. So female students are more repesented at UTEP since its program graduates 3% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 58% more racial-ethnic minorities in its general mechanical engineering 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 El Paso with a bachelor's in general mechanical engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	136
White	2
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UTEP General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 73% of general mechanical engineering master's degrees went to men and 27% went to women.

In the general mechanical engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 76% of degree recipients. That is 46% 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 El Paso with a master's in general mechanical engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	32
White	2
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Careers That General Mechanical Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in general mechanical engineering 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 El Paso.

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 Adrian Garcia under License

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