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Mechanical Engineering at West Texas A&M University

If you are interested in studying mechanical engineering, you may want to check out the program at West Texas A&M University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

West Texas A&M University is located in Canyon, Texas and has a total student population of 10,036. In 2021, 45 ME majors received their bachelor's degree from West Texas A&M University.

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.

West Texas A&M University Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in ME

West Texas A&M University Mechanical Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks ME programs across the country. The following shows how West Texas A&M University performed in these rankings.

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 West Texas A&M University 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
Best Value Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools 6
138

How Much Do ME Graduates from West Texas A&M University Make?

The median salary of ME students who receive their bachelor's degree at West Texas A&M University is $65,323. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 0% higher than the national average of $65,190 for all ME bachelor's degree recipients.

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ME Student Demographics at West Texas A&M University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the ME majors at West Texas A&M University.

West Texas A&M University Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

13% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 87% of ME bachelor's degrees went to men and 13% went to women.

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About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ME at West Texas A&M University are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% 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 West Texas A&M University with a bachelor's in ME.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 27
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

West Texas A&M University also has a doctoral program available in ME. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 West Texas A&M University.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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