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2022 Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region

15 Ranked Colleges
186 Degrees Awarded
$27,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

General Mechanical Engineering is the 12th most popular major in the country with 47,598 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 5,649 general mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 186 general mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 15 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general mechanical engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general mechanical engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general mechanical engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree general mechanical engineering students.

Top 17 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Mechanical Engineering in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 15 schools in the Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #1 spot on the list. UT Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 27 doctorate’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Austin, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886.

Full The University of Texas at Austin General Mechanical Engineering Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 44 doctorate’s general mechanical engineering degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M College Station, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743.

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#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University are $17,530, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#10 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region. University of Houston is a large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 9 doctorate’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree general mechanical engineering students list, UH has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston are $18,689.

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#13 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region. University of North Texas is a large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 5 doctorate’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UNT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNT are $15,618, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UNT General Mechanical Engineering Report

#8 in overall quality

Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. This large school is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree general mechanical engineering students list, OSU has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at OSU are $23,963, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full OSU General Mechanical Engineering Report

#9 in overall quality

The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region ranking. The University of Texas at Arlington is a public institution located in Arlington, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 16 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree general mechanical engineering students list, UT Arlington has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Arlington are $23,376, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

University of Tulsa

Tulsa, Oklahoma
#8 in overall quality

University of Tulsa ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. Tulsa, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s general mechanical engineering degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

University of Tulsa also took the #8 spot in our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Tulsa are $24,080, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Tulsa General Mechanical Engineering Report

#15 in overall quality

The University of Texas at El Paso came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region ranking. The University of Texas at El Paso is a large public school situated in El Paso, Texas. It awarded 7 doctorate’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UTEP also made our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #15. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at El Paso are $16,180.

Full UTEP General Mechanical Engineering Report

#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Arizona State University - Tempe General Mechanical Engineering Report

#12 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, The University of Texas at Dallas did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. The University of Texas at Dallas is located in Richardson, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 doctorate’s general mechanical engineering degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Dallas, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Dallas are $28,610, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#13 in overall quality

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region ranking. Norman, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s general mechanical engineering degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus are $23,236.

Full University of Oklahoma General Mechanical Engineering Report

#14 in overall quality

The University of Texas at San Antonio came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region ranking. The University of Texas at San Antonio is a large public school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 7 doctorate’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UTSA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at San Antonio are $25,807.

Read more about General Mechanical Engineering at The University of Texas at San Antonio

#12

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#11 in overall quality

University of Arizona came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s general mechanical engineering degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Arizona, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#13

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
#6 in overall quality

Baylor University landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region ranking. Baylor is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 5 doctorate’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Baylor not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor are $36,936, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#14

Rice University

Houston, Texas
#3 in overall quality

Rice University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. Rice University is a medium-sized school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 4 doctorate’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Rice also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rice University are $47,913, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Rice General Mechanical Engineering Report

#4 in overall quality

Southern Methodist University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. Located in Dallas, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s general mechanical engineering students in 2019-2020.

SMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SMU are $47,478.

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

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Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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