2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor'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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the Southwest Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for ME students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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 Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found The University of Texas at Austin to be the best value school for mechanical engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a fairly large student population.
UT Austin graduate students pay an average of $22,944 in tuition and fees each year.
UT Austin also took the #4 spot in our Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region rankings.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas Tech are $17,698 per year.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mechanical engineering schools in the Southwest Region . Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the city of College Station.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $24,106 a year.
Texas A&M College Station also took the #5 spot in our Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region rankings.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UH is a fairly large public school located in the city of Houston.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UH are $18,871 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UH also is in the top 20% of our Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Tulsa is a great value for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Tulsa, University of Tulsa is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Tulsa are $25,182 per year.
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Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mechanical engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at ASU - Tempe are $24,432 a year.
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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. University of Oklahoma is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Oklahoma are $23,876 per year.
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University of North Texas came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNT are $15,600 a year.
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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree mechanical engineering programs. Located in the distant town of Stillwater, OSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at OSU are $24,175 per year.
OSU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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With a ranking of #10, The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of El Paso, UTEP is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UTEP are $16,621 a year.
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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 18 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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