by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Engineering Mechanics Major in the Southwest Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 272 people earned their degree in engineering mechanics, making the major the 308th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, engineering mechanics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $64,399 and had an average of $24,558 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 18 engineering mechanics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Engineering Mechanics Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in engineering mechanics. To top this list, a school must have a successful engineering mechanics program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Well Attended Engineering Mechanics Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region engineering mechanics students.
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Engineering Mechanics Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lee College landed the #1 spot on the list. Baytown, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s engineering mechanics degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Engineering Mechanics Major in the Southwest Region. UT Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Howard Payne University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Mechanics Major in the Southwest Region list. Howard Payne is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Brownwood, Texas. It awarded 3 ’s engineering mechanics degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Engineering Mechanics Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest Vista College landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 0 ’s engineering mechanics degrees in 2020-2021.
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