Undergrad Programs Graduate Programs

---

Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin

Below are the key facts about this program at UT Austin. Degrees are awarded at the Bachelor’s level, with graduate study also available. Its best result is a rank of #1 out of 40 schools (Bachelor’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

• Rankings
• Available Degrees
• Bachelor’s Degrees
• Graduate Study

UT Austin Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Rankings

College Factual ranks UT Austin highly for mechanical engineering, coming in at #4 out of 365 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools	4 of 365
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in Texas	1 of 29
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region	1 of 43

Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Degrees at UT Austin

The following degree levels are available for mechanical engineering at UT Austin, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	283
Master’s	84
Doctoral	38

UT Austin Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degrees

In the most recent year for which we have data, The University of Texas at Austin conferred 283 bachelor’s degrees in mechanical engineering.

Bachelor’s Rankings

UT Austin is among the very best schools in the country for mechanical engineering at the bachelor’s level. Specifically, it ranked #1 out of 40 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	1
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas	1
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2

Salary of Mechanical Engineering Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

Mechanical Engineering graduates with a bachelor’s degree from UT Austin report a median salary of $92,067 a year. This is above $77,647, the median for all majors at UT Austin.

Student Debt of Mechanical Engineering Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

To complete a bachelor’s at UT Austin, mechanical engineering students borrow a median amount of $18,750 in student loans. This is lower than $21,285, the typical median for all majors at UT Austin.

UT Austin Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$11,752	$44,908

Learn more about UT Austin tuition and fees.

Bachelor’s Student Diversity

In the most recent graduating class, 73% of mechanical engineering bachelor’s degrees went to men and 27% went to women.

The largest share of mechanical engineering bachelor’s degree graduates at UT Austin are White. About 37% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	81
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	66
White	104
Non-Resident Aliens	7
Other Races	17

Graduate Study in Mechanical Engineering at UT Austin

This program is also offered at the graduate level at UT Austin. The following graduate award levels are reported.

Graduate Level	Annual Graduates
Master’s Degrees in Mechanical Engineering	84
Doctoral Degrees in Mechanical Engineering	38

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• Image Credit: By Reid Sullivan under License More about our data sources and methodologies.