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2023 Most Focused Colleges for Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology in the Southwest Region

12 Ranked Colleges
260 Degrees Awarded
$24,900 Avg Cost*
Schools Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Southwest Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology is the 201st most popular major in the country with 3,682 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Southwest region, there were 260 mechanical engineering/mechanical technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering/mechanical technology/technician. That schools that top this list have a program in mechanical engineering/mechanical technology/technician in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Southwest Region”.

Top 12 Most Focused Colleges for Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology in the Southwest Region

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Southwest Region. OSU is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 58 ’s ME tech degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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LeTourneau University
Longview, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend LeTourneau University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Southwest Region. Longview, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s ME tech degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.

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University of Houston
Houston, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Southwest Region. UH is a large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 88 ’s ME tech degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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Tarleton State University
Stephenville, Texas

Out of the 12 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Tarleton State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Tarleton State University is a fairly large public school situated in Stephenville, Texas. It awarded 20 ’s ME tech degrees in 2020-2021.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Southwest Region list. University of North Texas is a large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 56 ’s ME tech degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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With a ranking of #6, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Corpus Christi, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified ’s ME tech students in 2020-2021.

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Texas A & M University - Central Texas landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Killeen, Texas, and it awarded 2 ’s ME tech degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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Lee College
Baytown, Texas

Lee College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Lee College is a medium-sized school located in Baytown, Texas that handed out 1 ’s ME tech degrees in 2020-2021.

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Sam Houston State University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Southwest Region ranking. SHSU is a public institution located in Huntsville, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, Arizona

Grand Canyon University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #10. Grand Canyon University is a large school located in Phoenix, Arizona that handed out 3 ’s ME tech degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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Trinity Valley Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Southwest Region list. Trinity Valley Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Athens, Texas. It awarded 12 ’s ME tech degrees in 2020-2021.

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Texas State Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #11. Texas State Technical College is a fairly large school located in Waco, Texas that handed out 0 ’s ME tech degrees in 2020-2021.

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