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2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Texas

14 Ranked Colleges
478 Degrees Awarded
$24,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value ME Schools for a Master's in Texas

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Texas” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 478 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Texas” ranking analyzed 14 colleges that offered a degree in mechanical engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality 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 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 ME Schools for a Master’s in Texas

The colleges and universities below are the best for texas master’s degree me students.

Top 14 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in Texas

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 Master’s in Texas list. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school handed out 90 degrees to qualified masters’s ME students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also made our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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

Out of the 14 schools in the Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #2 spot on the list. The University of Texas at Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 44 masters’s ME degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our texas master’s degree me students list, UT Austin has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’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 UT Austin are $22,886.

Full The University of Texas at Austin Mechanical Engineering Report

#3

University of Houston

Houston, Texas

Out of the 14 schools in the Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #3 spot on the list. UH is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 47 masters’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.

UH also made our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH are $18,689, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Texas. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school awarded 25 degrees to qualified masters’s ME students in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech also took the #7 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University are $17,530, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Texas Tech University Mechanical Engineering Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Arlington. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Texas list. UT Arlington is a large school located in Arlington, Texas that handed out 86 masters’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Arlington also made our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Arlington are $23,376, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full The University of Texas at Arlington Mechanical Engineering Report

The University of Texas at El Paso came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Texas ranking. This large school is located in El Paso, Texas, and it awarded 35 masters’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.

UTEP not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’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 UTEP are $16,180.

Read more about Mechanical Engineering at The University of Texas at El Paso

The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Texas ranking. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this large public school awarded 18 degrees to qualified masters’s ME students in 2019-2020.

UTSA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’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 UTSA are $25,807.

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

University of North Texas did quite well in the 2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Texas ranking, coming in at #8. University of North Texas is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’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 University of North Texas are $15,618.

Full University of North Texas Mechanical Engineering Report

#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, The University of Texas at Dallas did quite well on the 2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Texas list. UT Dallas is located in Richardson, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 45 masters’s ME degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Dallas, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Dallas are $28,610, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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

#13 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - Kingsville landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Texas ranking. Texas A&M Kingsville is located in Kingsville, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 masters’s ME degrees to qualified students.

Texas A&M Kingsville also took the #13 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M Kingsville are $14,066, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Texas A&M University - Kingsville Mechanical Engineering Report

#12 in overall quality

The University of Texas at Tyler ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Texas list. This medium-sized school is located in Tyler, Texas, and it awarded 10 masters’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Tyler did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Tyler are $16,308, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UT Tyler Mechanical Engineering Report

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Texas ranking. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a public institution located in Edinburg, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 17 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Rio Grande Valley not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley are $15,151, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Mechanical Engineering Report

#13

Rice University

Houston, Texas
#1 in overall quality

Rice University landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Texas ranking. Rice University is a medium-sized school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 17 masters’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our texas master’s degree me students list, Rice has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rice University are $47,913, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Rice University Mechanical Engineering Report

#4 in overall quality

Southern Methodist University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Texas list. This fairly large school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 10 masters’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.

SMU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Methodist University are $47,478, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Southern Methodist University Mechanical Engineering Report

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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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