by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Major in the Southwest Region” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 46,178 people earned their degree in mechanical engineering, making the major the 21st most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, mechanical engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $69,007 and had an average of $23,944 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 5,420 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $67,438 and $23,451 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 61 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in mechanical engineering. That schools that top this list have a program in mechanical engineering in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Major in the Southwest Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend El Paso Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Major in the Southwest Region. Located in El Paso, Texas, this large public school awarded 36 degrees to qualified associates’s ME students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at El Paso Community College
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Del Mar College landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Corpus Christi, Texas, and it awarded 7 associates’s ME degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, McLennan Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. McLennan Community College is located in Waco, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s ME degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Mechanical Engineering at McLennan Community College
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lone Star College System landed the #4 spot on the list. Lone Star College System is a large school located in The Woodlands, Texas that handed out 12 associates’s ME degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Odessa College landed the #5 spot on the list. Odessa College is located in Odessa, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s ME degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at Odessa College
Austin Community College District came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s ME students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Mechanical Engineering at Austin Community College District
Collin County Community College District came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in McKinney, Texas, and it awarded 1 associates’s ME degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at Collin County Community College District
With a ranking of #8, St Philip’s College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Major in the Southwest Region list. St Philip’s College is a fairly large public school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 0 associates’s ME degrees in 2020-2021.
Palo Alto College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. Palo Alto College is a fairly large school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 0 associates’s ME degrees in 2020-2021.
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