2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in Texas
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Technology School for You
In 2020-2021, 191 degrees and certificates were awarded to mechanical engineering technology students who went to a Texas college or university. This makes it the #156 most popular major in the state.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
The Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in Texas ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Texas to see which programs offered the best value experiences for ME tech students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Texas Schools for Affordable Quality in Mechanical Engineering
Our analysis found Lee College to be the best value school for mechanical engineering technology students who want to pursue a degree in Texas. Lee College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Baytown.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lee College are $3,882 per year.
Lee College also claimed a spot on our Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in Texas list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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The excellent programs at University of Houston helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best mechanical engineering technology schools in Texas. UH is a fairly large public school located in the city of Houston.
UH undergraduate students pay an average of $9,699 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that ME tech majors at UH take out is $25,000.
In addition to its great value ranking, UH is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in Texas list.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Tarleton State University is a great value for mechanical engineering technology students. Located in the town of Stephenville, Tarleton is a public college with a large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tarleton are $7,790 per year. While working on their degree, ME tech majors at Tarleton accumulate an average of around $27,773 in student debt.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in Texas list. UNT is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNT are $11,090 a year. ME Tech majors at UNT take out an average of $25,000 in student loans while working on their egree.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sam Houston State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in Texas list. Located in the town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public college with a very large student population.
SHSU undergraduate students pay an average of $8,960 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, SHSU also is in the top 20% of our Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in Texas ranking.
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LeTourneau University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for mechanical engineering technology students. It came in at #6 on the list. LETU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Longview.
LETU undergraduate students pay an average of $33,490 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, ME tech majors at LETU accumulate an average of around $25,819 in student debt.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Arizona | 3 |
Oklahoma | 66 |
New Mexico | 1 |
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Mechanical Engineering Technology Related Majors for ME Tech
One of 18 majors within the area of study, mechanical engineering technology has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to ME Tech
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Industrial Production Technology | 11,906 |
Electromechanical Engineering Technology | 10,593 |
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology | 8,964 |
Environmental Control Technology | 8,690 |
Electronics Engineering Technology | 8,592 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
More about our data sources and methodologies.