Mechanical Engineering at The University of Texas at San Antonio

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

UTSA is located in San Antonio, Texas and has a total student population of 34,742. Of the 6,440 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The University of Texas at San Antonio in 2021, 169 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.

UTSA 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

UTSA Mechanical Engineering Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The ME major at UTSA 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	88
Most Focused Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	109
	193
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	296

In 2021, 11 students received their master’s degree in ME from UTSA. This makes it the #147 most popular school for ME master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in ME, making the school the #84 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UTSA ME Graduates

The median salary of ME students who receive their bachelor's degree at UTSA is $56,677. This is less than $65,190, which is the national average of all ME majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

ME Student Demographics at UTSA

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

UTSA Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 169 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in ME from UTSA in 2021, 86% were men and 14% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 34% 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 San Antonio with a bachelor's in ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	81
White	56
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UTSA Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 11 students who earned a master's degree in Mechanical Engineering from UTSA in 2020-2021, 100% were men and 0% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	4
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UTSA also has a doctoral program available in ME. In 2021, 6 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Environmental Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Chemical 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 San Antonio.

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 BrianReading under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.