2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree School for You
Mechanical Engineering is the #21 most popular major in the country with 46,178 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 34 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for ME students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named West Texas A&M University the best value school in the Southwest Region for mechanical engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Canyon, West Texas A&M University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
West Texas A&M University undergraduate students pay an average of $11,208 in tuition and fees each year. ME majors at West Texas A&M University take out an average of $22,417 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lamar University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Beaumont, Lamar University is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lamar University are $18,482 per year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, ME graduates from Lamar University carry an average student debtload of $24,926.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas Tech are $24,121 per year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, ME majors at Texas Tech accumulate an average of around $26,941 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $268, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
Texas Tech also claimed a spot on our Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Houston is a great value for mechanical engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. UH is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Houston.
UH undergraduate students pay an average of $21,891 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that ME majors at UH take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $22,506.
UH also claimed a spot on our Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means MSU Texas is a great value for mechanical engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Wichita Falls, MSU Texas is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MSU Texas are $11,726 per year. ME majors at MSU Texas take out an average of $33,455 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mechanical engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UT Austin are $40,996 a year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, ME majors at UT Austin accumulate an average of around $19,278 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $367, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
UT Austin not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree mechanical engineering programs. Located in the distant town of Stillwater, OSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at OSU are $24,764 a year. On average, ME graduates from OSU take out $23,745 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $225, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, OSU also did well on our Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mechanical engineering students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Texas A&M College Station are $38,855 a year. ME majors at Texas A&M College Station take out an average of $19,833 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $240.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Texas A&M College Station is ranked #5 for overall quality for ME in the Southwest Region .
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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree mechanical engineering programs. Located in the midsize city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public school with a fairly large student population.
UT Rio Grande Valley undergraduate students pay an average of $19,333 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, ME majors at UT Rio Grande Valley accumulate an average of around $16,918 in student debt.
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With a ranking of #10, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mechanical engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the remote town of Socorro, New Mexico Tech is a public school with a small student population.
New Mexico Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $24,254 in tuition and fees each year.
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Request InformationBest Mechanical Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best mechanical engineering schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 3,806 |
| Arizona | 804 |
| Oklahoma | 521 |
| New Mexico | 280 |
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Mechanical Engineering Related Majors for ME
One of 40 majors within the area of study, mechanical engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to ME
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Electrical Engineering | 28,844 |
| Civil Engineering | 21,388 |
| Computer Engineering | 17,987 |
| Chemical Engineering | 12,917 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 12,811 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Michel Villeneuve.
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