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2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

12 Colleges
$16,831 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$103,564 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree School for You

Mechanical Engineering is the #18 most popular major in Texas with 3,806 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 12 schools in Texas to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for ME students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Colleges.

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 Texas. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Austin are $12,050 per year.

UT Austin also made our Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list, coming in at #3.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mechanical engineering schools in Texas. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Texas A&M College Station are $10,733 a year.

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 #4 for overall quality for ME in Texas.

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#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Texas Tech are $9,518 a year.

Full Mechanical Engineering at Texas Tech University Report

#4

University of Houston

Houston, TX

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Houston helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mechanical engineering schools in Texas. UH is a very large public school located in the city of Houston.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UH are $9,727 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UH also did well on our Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Out of the 12 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at El Paso landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of El Paso, UTEP is a public school with a very large student population.

UTEP graduate students pay an average of $7,166 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Mechanical Engineering at The University of Texas at El Paso Report

With a ranking of #6, University of North Texas did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNT are $8,256 per year.

Full Mechanical Engineering at University of North Texas Report

With a ranking of #7, The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public college with a very large student population.

UT Arlington graduate students pay an average of $10,853 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UTSA are $9,479 a year.

Full Mechanical Engineering at The University of Texas at San Antonio Report

With a ranking of #9, The University of Texas at Dallas did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. UT Dallas is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Richardson.

UT Dallas graduate students pay an average of $15,088 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Rice University

Houston, TX

Rice University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Rice are $49,941 a year.

Rice also made our Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list, coming in at #1.

Full Mechanical Engineering at Rice University Report

Best Value Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 804
Oklahoma 521
New Mexico 280

One of 40 majors within the area of study, mechanical engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 12 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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