by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Mechanical Engineering Major in Texas” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
General Mechanical Engineering is the 14th most popular major in the country with 46,178 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Texas, there were 3,815 general mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 3,045 general mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,932 and $25,894 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Mechanical Engineering Major in Texas” ranking, we looked at 27 colleges that offer a degree in general mechanical engineering. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general mechanical engineering.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Mechanical Engineering Major in Texas”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend LeTourneau University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Mechanical Engineering Major in Texas list. LETU is a small school located in Longview, Texas that handed out 37 bachelors’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Prairie View A & M University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Mechanical Engineering Major in Texas. This medium-sized school is located in Prairie View, Texas, and it awarded 77 bachelors’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 27 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Mechanical Engineering Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #3 spot on the list. UTEP is located in El Paso, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 214 bachelors’s general mechanical engineering degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - Kingsville. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Mechanical Engineering Major in Texas list. Texas A&M University - Kingsville is located in Kingsville, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 67 bachelors’s general mechanical engineering degrees to qualified students.
Full Texas A&M Kingsville General Mechanical Engineering Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas of the Permian Basin. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Mechanical Engineering Major in Texas list. UT Permian Basin is a medium-sized school located in Odessa, Texas that handed out 48 bachelors’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas at Tyler did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Mechanical Engineering Major in Texas list. UT Tyler is a medium-sized school located in Tyler, Texas that handed out 97 bachelors’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #7, Texas Tech University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Mechanical Engineering Major in Texas list. Texas Tech is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 305 bachelors’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Mechanical Engineering Major in Texas ranking. This fairly large school is located in Corpus Christi, Texas, and it awarded 80 bachelors’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #9, The University of Texas at Dallas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Mechanical Engineering Major in Texas list. The University of Texas at Dallas is a large public school situated in Richardson, Texas. It awarded 234 bachelors’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
MSU Texas landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Mechanical Engineering Major in Texas ranking. MSU Texas is located in Wichita Falls, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 38 bachelors’s general mechanical engineering degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #11, Rice University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Mechanical Engineering Major in Texas list. Rice University is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 58 bachelors’s general mechanical engineering degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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The University of Texas at San Antonio ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Mechanical Engineering Major in Texas list. The University of Texas at San Antonio is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 169 bachelors’s general mechanical engineering degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
University of Houston landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Mechanical Engineering Major in Texas ranking. UH is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 240 bachelors’s 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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Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Mechanical Engineering Major in Texas ranking. Texas A&M College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 400 bachelors’s general mechanical engineering degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%.
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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Mechanical Engineering Major in Texas ranking. This large school is located in Edinburg, Texas, and it awarded 128 bachelors’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%.
Read more about General Mechanical Engineering at UT Rio Grande Valley
West Texas A&M University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Mechanical Engineering Major in Texas ranking. Canyon, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general mechanical engineering degrees to 45 students in 2020-2021.
Full West Texas A&M University General Mechanical Engineering Report
Southern Methodist University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Mechanical Engineering Major in Texas list. SMU is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 73 bachelors’s general mechanical engineering degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
The University of Texas at Austin landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Mechanical Engineering Major in Texas ranking. UT Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 274 bachelors’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Lamar University ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Mechanical Engineering Major in Texas list. Located in Beaumont, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 81 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general mechanical engineering students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
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University of North Texas came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Mechanical Engineering Major in Texas ranking. UNT is a large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 136 bachelors’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Baylor University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Mechanical Engineering Major in Texas ranking. Baylor University is a large school located in Waco, Texas that handed out 62 bachelors’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Mechanical Engineering Major in Texas ranking. Arlington, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general mechanical engineering degrees to 146 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full The University of Texas at Arlington General Mechanical Engineering Report
University of Houston - Clear Lake ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Mechanical Engineering Major in Texas list. University of Houston - Clear Lake is a medium-sized school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 16 bachelors’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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 more about General Mechanical Engineering at UH Clear Lake
Tarleton State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Mechanical Engineering Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #24. Tarleton is a fairly large public school situated in Stephenville, Texas. It awarded 15 bachelors’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #25, Angelo State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Mechanical Engineering Major in Texas list. This fairly large school is located in San Angelo, Texas, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
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