Mechanical Engineering at University of North Texas

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

UNT is located in Denton, Texas and approximately 40,953 students attend the school each year. Of the 8,156 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of North Texas in 2021, 136 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.

UNT Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UNT Mechanical Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks ME programs across the country. The following shows how UNT performed in these rankings.

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 UNT 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 Schools	277

In 2021, 23 students received their master’s degree in ME from UNT. This makes it the #93 most popular school for ME master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in ME, making the school the #105 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do ME Graduates from UNT Make?

The median salary of ME students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNT is $56,897. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $65,190 for all ME students.

ME Student Demographics at UNT

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

UNT Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 89% of ME bachelor's degrees went to men and 11% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% 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 University of North Texas with a bachelor's in ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	29
White	57
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

UNT Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 83% of ME master's degrees went to men and 17% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UNT also has a doctoral program available in ME. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Materials Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering
• Electrical 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 University of North Texas.

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 Michael Barera under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.