2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Master'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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 26 schools in the Southwest Region to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Mechanical Engineering program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Arizona State University - Tempe the most popular school in the Southwest Region for mechanical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 13% of the ME majors at the school.
The in-demand master’s degree programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mechanical engineering schools in the Southwest Region . Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.
About 16% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 84% are male.
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Out of the 26 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Arlington landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 95 students majoring in ME at UT Arlington, 96% are male and 4% are female.
Full Mechanical Engineering at The University of Texas at Arlington Report
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Austin is a great place for mechanical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 29% of the ME majors at the school.
Out of the 26 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Dallas landed the # 5 spot on the list. UT Dallas is a fairly large public school located in the city of Richardson.
Of the 43 students majoring in ME at UT Dallas, 81% are male and 19% are female.
The University of Texas at El Paso ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of El Paso, UTEP is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 17% of the ME majors at the school.
University of Houston ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UH is a very large public school located in the city of Houston.
Of the 33 students majoring in ME at UH, 70% are male and 30% are female.
University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree mechanical engineering programs. Located in the city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 27 students majoring in ME at UNM, 85% are male and 15% are female.
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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the town of Stillwater, OSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 8% of the ME majors at the school.
Full Mechanical Engineering at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Report
With a ranking of #9, Texas A&M University - Kingsville did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mechanical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Texas A&M Kingsville is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Kingsville.
Of the 26 students majoring in ME at Texas A&M Kingsville, 92% are male and 8% are female.
Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best mechanical engineering colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 3,806 |
| Arizona | 804 |
| Oklahoma | 521 |
| New Mexico | 280 |
Mechanical Engineering Related Majors
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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