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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in Texas

11 Ranked Colleges
156 Degrees Awarded
$27,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Texas

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Texas” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Mechanical Engineering is the 20th most popular major in the country with 47,598 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, mechanical engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $64,495 and had an average of $23,104 in loans still to pay off.

Across Texas, there were 3,898 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,277 and $21,204 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 156 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Texas” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a degree in mechanical engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent mechanical engineering programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the mechanical engineering program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Texas” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Texas

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Texas.

Top 12 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in Texas

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Texas list. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 44 doctorate’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also took the #2 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Texas list. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school awarded 27 degrees to qualified doctorate’s ME students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our texas doctor’s degree me students list, UT Austin has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530.

Read more about Mechanical Engineering at Texas Tech

#4

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Texas list. University of Houston is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 9 doctorate’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.

UH not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston are $18,689, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Arlington. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Texas. Arlington, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s ME degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

UT Arlington did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Arlington are $23,376.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at The University of Texas at Arlington

#9 in overall quality

University of North Texas ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Texas list. UNT is a large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 5 doctorate’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNT, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNT are $15,618, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well on the 2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Texas list. This large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.

UTSA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at San Antonio are $25,807, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8 in overall quality

The University of Texas at Dallas came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Texas ranking. The University of Texas at Dallas is a public institution located in Richardson, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Dallas are $28,610, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#11 in overall quality

The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Texas ranking. El Paso, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s ME degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

UTEP also took the #11 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” 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 El Paso are $16,180.

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#10

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, Baylor University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Texas list. This fairly large school is located in Waco, Texas, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.

Baylor not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor are $36,936.

Read more about Mechanical Engineering at Baylor

#3 in overall quality

Southern Methodist University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Texas list. Southern Methodist University is a fairly large school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 10 doctorate’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.

SMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SMU are $47,478, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#11

Rice University

Houston, Texas
#2 in overall quality

Rice University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Texas list. Located in Houston, Texas, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s ME students in 2019-2020.

Rice not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Rice University are $47,913.

Read more about Mechanical Engineering at Rice University

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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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