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2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Texas

16 Colleges
$83,900 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Master'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.

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 Texas ranking. This report analyzed 16 schools in Texas to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Mechanical Engineering program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Texas A&M University - College Station to be the most popular school for mechanical engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Texas. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the city of College Station.

Women make up 16% of the ME majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at The University of Texas at Arlington helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mechanical engineering schools in Texas. Located in the city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public school with a very large student population.

About 4% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 96% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 51 students majoring in ME at UT Austin, 71% are male and 29% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Dallas is a great place for mechanical engineering students working on their master’s degree. UT Dallas is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Richardson.

About 19% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 81% are male.

Full Mechanical Engineering at The University of Texas at Dallas Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at El Paso is a great place for mechanical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of El Paso, UTEP is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 41 students majoring in ME at UTEP, 83% are male and 17% are female.

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

#6

University of Houston

Houston, TX

University of Houston did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for mechanical engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. UH is a very large public school located in the city of Houston.

About 30% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 70% are male.

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Texas A&M University - Kingsville did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for mechanical engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Texas A&M Kingsville is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Kingsville.

About 8% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 92% are male.

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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree mechanical engineering programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 8% of the ME majors at the school.

Full Mechanical Engineering at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Report

#9

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for mechanical engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 17% of the ME majors at the school.

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University of North Texas ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.

Women make up 17% of the ME majors at the school.

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Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 16 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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