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2024 Best Manufacturing Engineering Schools in Texas

6 Colleges in Texas
130 Manufacturing Engineering Degrees Awarded
$72,187 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you're seeking a degree in manufacturing engineering, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #243 one in the country in terms of popularity.This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in Texas to determine which ones were the best for manufacturing engineering students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 130 degrees in manufacturing engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Manufacturing Engineering School

Best Manufacturing Engineering Schools in Texas Your choice of manufacturing engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for manufacturing engineering schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Manufacturing Engineering Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Manufacturing Engineering
Master's Degrees in Manufacturing Engineering

The manufacturing engineering school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Manufacturing Engineering Schools in Texas. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Manufacturing Engineering in Texas

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the manufacturing engineering degree levels they offer.

Top Texas Schools in Manufacturing Engineering

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
57 Manufacturing Engineering Degrees Awarded
43.9% Growth in Graduates

Every student who is interested in manufacturing engineering has to take a look at Southern Methodist University. Located in the large suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #73 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means SMU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 57 manufacturing engineering students who graduated with this degree at SMU in the most recent data year. Manufacturing Engineering degree recipients from Southern Methodist University earn a boost of about $16,692 over the average income of manufacturing engineering graduates.

More information about a degree in manufacturing engineering from Southern Methodist University

2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In TX
19.2% Growth in Graduates

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a good choice for students interested in a degree in manufacturing engineering. Located in the midsize city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 21st out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were approximately 26 manufacturing engineering students who graduated with this degree at UT Rio Grande Valley in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in manufacturing engineering from The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In TX
60.0% Growth in Graduates

It is difficult to beat The University of Texas at El Paso if you wish to pursue a degree in manufacturing engineering. Located in the city of El Paso, UTEP is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 56th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were about 10 manufacturing engineering students who graduated with this degree at UTEP in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in manufacturing engineering from The University of Texas at El Paso

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Texas State crest
Texas State University
San Marcos, TX
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$55,495 Median Starting Salary
$25,278 Median Student Debt

It's hard to beat Texas State University if you want to pursue a degree in manufacturing engineering. Located in the city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #397 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Texas State is a great university overall.

There were roughly 26 manufacturing engineering students who graduated with this degree at Texas State in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the manufacturing engineering program report average early career earnings of $55,495.

More information about a degree in manufacturing engineering from Texas State University

5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In TX

Texas Tech is a very large public university located in the large city of Lubbock. A Best Colleges rank of #168 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Texas Tech is a great university overall.

There were about 2 manufacturing engineering students who graduated with this degree at Texas Tech in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in manufacturing engineering from Texas Tech University

6
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In TX
44.4% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 25th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were about 9 manufacturing engineering students who graduated with this degree at UTSA in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in manufacturing engineering from The University of Texas at San Antonio

Best Manufacturing Engineering Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Manufacturing Engineering Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Arizona 287 20
New Mexico 219 0

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One of 41 majors within the Engineering area of study, Manufacturing Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Manufacturing Engineering Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Manufacturing Engineering 130

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 3,815
Electrical Engineering 2,387
Civil Engineering 1,718
Computer Engineering 1,094
Biomedical Engineering 996
Industrial Engineering 927
Chemical Engineering 918
General Engineering 770
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 485
Petroleum Engineering 468

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