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2023 Best Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region

5 Ranked Colleges
242 Degrees Awarded
$25,300 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for ME Tech for a Bachelor's

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for ME Tech for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 242 mechanical engineering/mechanical technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for ME Tech for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in mechanical engineering/mechanical technology/technician. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality mechanical engineering/mechanical technology/technician programs as well as strong veteran support.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the mechanical engineering/mechanical technology/technician program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for ME Tech for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree vets studying me tech.

Top 5 Best Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region

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University of Houston
Houston, Texas

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for ME Tech for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Houston is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 88 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UH also took the #1 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1,382 of the 47,090 students enrolled at University of Houston were GI Bill® students, of which 730 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,264. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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 [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for ME Tech for a Bachelor’s list. Stillwater, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s ME tech degrees to 58 students in 2020-2021.

OSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Of the 24,535 students enrolled at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus, 1,038 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 439 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,226. During this same period, 39 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at OSU]](/colleges/oklahoma-state-university-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for ME Tech for a Bachelor’s list. UNT is a large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 56 bachelors’s ME tech degrees in 2020-2021.

UNT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 2,038 of the 40,953 students enrolled at UNT were GI Bill® students, of which 1,138 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,999. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

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Tarleton State University
Stephenville, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tarleton State University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for ME Tech for a Bachelor’s. Located in Stephenville, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 20 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s ME tech students in 2020-2021.

Tarleton also took the #5 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 755 of the 14,016 students enrolled at Tarleton were GI Bill® students, of which 317 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,304. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Tarleton]](/colleges/tarleton-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

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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 #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for ME Tech for a Bachelor’s. Located in Longview, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s ME tech students in 2020-2021.

LETU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Among the 3,122 students enrolled at LeTourneau University, 106 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 79 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,229. On top of their other funding sources, 18 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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