Mechanical Engineering at The University of Texas at Tyler

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 Tyler stacks up to those at other schools.

UT Tyler is located in Tyler, Texas and approximately 9,781 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,039 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The University of Texas at Tyler in 2021, 97 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 Tyler Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UT Tyler Mechanical Engineering Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The ME major at UT Tyler 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	110
Most Focused Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	214
Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	216
	217
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	222

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in ME from UT Tyler. This makes it the #217 most popular school for ME master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UT Tyler ME Graduates

The median salary of ME students who receive their bachelor's degree at UT Tyler is $61,933. 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 UT Tyler

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

UT Tyler Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 97 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from UT Tyler in 2020-2021, 88% were men and 12% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 33% 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 Tyler with a bachelor's in ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	33
White	29
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UT Tyler Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students earned a master's degree in ME from UT Tyler. About 50% of these graduates were women and the other 50% were men.

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

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

UT Tyler also has a doctoral program available in ME. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Electrical Engineering
• Civil 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 Tyler.

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 Kushal one under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.