Mechanical Engineering at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

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 Rio Grande Valley stacks up to those at other schools.

UT Rio Grande Valley is located in Edinburg, Texas and has a total student population of 32,441. In 2021, 128 ME majors received their bachelor's degree from UT Rio Grande Valley.

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 Rio Grande Valley Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UT Rio Grande Valley Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the ME progam at UT Rio Grande Valley 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 UT Rio Grande Valley 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	106
Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	201

In 2021, 25 students received their master’s degree in ME from UT Rio Grande Valley. This makes it the #84 most popular school for ME master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do ME Graduates from UT Rio Grande Valley Make?

The median salary of ME students who receive their bachelor's degree at UT Rio Grande Valley is $57,430. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $65,190 for all ME students.

ME Student Demographics at UT Rio Grande Valley

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

UT Rio Grande Valley Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 128 students earned a bachelor's degree in ME from UT Rio Grande Valley. About 18% of these graduates were women and the other 82% were men. The typical ME bachelor's degree program is made up of only 17% women. So female students are more repesented at UT Rio Grande Valley since its program graduates 1% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 66% 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 Rio Grande Valley with a bachelor's in ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	118
White	2
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UT Rio Grande Valley Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 25 ME students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UT Rio Grande Valley, about 92% were men and 8% were women.

In the ME master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 96% of degree recipients. That is 69% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Manufacturing Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• 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 Rio Grande Valley.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.