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2023 Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Mechanical Engineering in the Southwest Region

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Most Well Attended General Mechanical Engineering Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor's

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended General Mechanical Engineering Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

General Mechanical Engineering is the 14th most popular major in the country with 46,178 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Southwest region, there were 5,420 general mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 4,367 general mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended General Mechanical Engineering Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 41 colleges that offer a degree in general mechanical engineering. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in general mechanical engineering.

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Most Well Attended General Mechanical Engineering Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended General Mechanical Engineering Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 400 bachelors’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

Read more about General Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University - College Station

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Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended General Mechanical Engineering Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general mechanical engineering degrees to 305 students 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Texas Tech General Mechanical Engineering Report

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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 #3 for the Most Well Attended General Mechanical Engineering Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general mechanical engineering degrees to 274 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.

Full The University of Texas at Austin General Mechanical Engineering Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended General Mechanical Engineering Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general mechanical engineering degrees to 273 students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Mechanical Engineering at Arizona State University - Tempe

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Out of the 41 schools in the Most Well Attended General Mechanical Engineering Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, this large public school handed out 256 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general mechanical engineering students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, 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 85%.

Read full report on General Mechanical Engineering at OSU

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University of Houston
Houston, Texas

University of Houston ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended General Mechanical Engineering Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general mechanical engineering degrees to 240 students in 2020-2021.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Full UH General Mechanical Engineering Report

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The University of Texas at Dallas came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended General Mechanical Engineering Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. UT Dallas is a large school located in Richardson, Texas that handed out 234 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 90%. 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%.

Read more about General Mechanical Engineering at The University of Texas at Dallas

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The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended General Mechanical Engineering Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #8. UTEP is a public institution located in El Paso, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 214 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General Mechanical Engineering at The University of Texas at El Paso

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The University of Texas at San Antonio came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended General Mechanical Engineering Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. UTSA is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 169 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Mechanical Engineering at UTSA

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The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended General Mechanical Engineering Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #10. This large school is located in Arlington, Texas, and it awarded 146 bachelors’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UT Arlington General Mechanical Engineering Report

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Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, Arizona

With a ranking of #11, Northern Arizona University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended General Mechanical Engineering Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. NAU is a large school located in Flagstaff, Arizona that handed out 144 bachelors’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Mechanical Engineering at Northern Arizona University

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University of North Texas came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended General Mechanical Engineering Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Denton, Texas, this large public school handed out 136 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general mechanical engineering students in 2020-2021.

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

Read more about General Mechanical Engineering at University of North Texas

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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended General Mechanical Engineering Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #13. Edinburg, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general mechanical engineering degrees to 128 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Mechanical Engineering at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

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University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

University of Arizona ranked #14 on this year’s Most Well Attended General Mechanical Engineering Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 117 bachelors’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on General Mechanical Engineering at University of Arizona

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New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended General Mechanical Engineering Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #15. This fairly large school is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and it awarded 100 bachelors’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus ranked #16 on this year’s Most Well Attended General Mechanical Engineering Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. University of Oklahoma is located in Norman, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 98 bachelors’s general mechanical engineering degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, 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.

Read full report on General Mechanical Engineering at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

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The University of Texas at Tyler landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended General Mechanical Engineering Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Tyler, Texas, and it awarded 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%.

Read full report on General Mechanical Engineering at The University of Texas at Tyler

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Lamar University
Beaumont, Texas

Lamar University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended General Mechanical Engineering Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Beaumont, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general mechanical engineering degrees to 81 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%.

Full Lamar University General Mechanical Engineering Report

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Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended General Mechanical Engineering Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Corpus Christi, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general mechanical engineering degrees to 80 students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

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University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended General Mechanical Engineering Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #20. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a large school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico that handed out 77 bachelors’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about General Mechanical Engineering at UNM

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Prairie View A & M University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended General Mechanical Engineering Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. PVAMU is located in Prairie View, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 77 bachelors’s general mechanical engineering degrees to qualified students.

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Southern Methodist University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended General Mechanical Engineering Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Southern Methodist University 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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full SMU General Mechanical Engineering Report

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Texas A&M University - Kingsville landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended General Mechanical Engineering Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Texas A&M University - Kingsville is a medium-sized school located in Kingsville, Texas that handed out 67 bachelors’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

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Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, Arizona

Grand Canyon University ranked #24 on this year’s Most Well Attended General Mechanical Engineering Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. Phoenix, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s general mechanical engineering degrees to 65 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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With a ranking of #25, Baylor University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended General Mechanical Engineering Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Waco, Texas, and it awarded 62 bachelors’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on General Mechanical Engineering at Baylor University

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