by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Texas” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Mechanical Engineering is the 21st most popular major in the country with 46,178 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 Texas, there were 3,815 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $67,407 and $23,192 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 3,045 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,932 and $25,894 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Texas” ranking looked at 27 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their mechanical engineering program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for texas bachelor’s degree me students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend LeTourneau University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Texas. Longview, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s ME degrees to 37 students in 2020-2021.
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 ME Major in Texas. Located in Prairie View, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 77 degrees to qualified bachelors’s ME students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at El Paso. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Texas. This large school is located in El Paso, Texas, and it awarded 214 bachelors’s ME degrees in 2020-2021.
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 ME Major in Texas list. Texas A&M Kingsville is located in Kingsville, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 67 bachelors’s ME degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas of the Permian Basin. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Texas. Located in Odessa, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 48 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s ME students in 2020-2021.
The University of Texas at Tyler did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #6. This medium-sized school is located in Tyler, Texas, and it awarded 97 bachelors’s ME 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 more about Mechanical Engineering at The University of Texas at Tyler
Texas Tech University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #7. Texas Tech University is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 305 bachelors’s ME degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Texas ranking. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi is a fairly large public school situated in Corpus Christi, Texas. It awarded 80 bachelors’s ME degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M Corpus Christi
The University of Texas at Dallas came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Texas ranking. UT Dallas is a large school located in Richardson, Texas that handed out 234 bachelors’s ME degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, 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 90%.
Full The University of Texas at Dallas Mechanical Engineering Report
MSU Texas came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Texas ranking. MSU Texas is a public institution located in Wichita Falls, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 38 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Rice University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Texas ranking. Rice University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 58 bachelors’s ME degrees 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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
The University of Texas at San Antonio came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Texas ranking. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s ME degrees to 169 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%.
With a ranking of #13, University of Houston did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Texas list. University of Houston is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 240 bachelors’s degrees 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Mechanical Engineering at University of Houston
Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Texas ranking. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school awarded 400 degrees to qualified bachelors’s ME students 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
Read more about Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University - College Station
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Texas ranking. UT Rio Grande Valley is located in Edinburg, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 128 bachelors’s ME degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Mechanical Engineering Report
West Texas A&M University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Texas ranking. Canyon, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s ME degrees to 45 students in 2020-2021.
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Southern Methodist University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Texas ranking. Southern Methodist University is a fairly large school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 73 bachelors’s ME degrees in 2020-2021.
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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Mechanical Engineering at Southern Methodist University
The University of Texas at Austin landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Texas ranking. The University of Texas at Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 274 bachelors’s ME degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
Lamar University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Texas ranking. Lamar University is a fairly large school located in Beaumont, Texas that handed out 81 bachelors’s ME degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of North Texas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #20. Located in Denton, Texas, this large public school handed out 136 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s ME students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Baylor University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Texas ranking. Waco, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s ME degrees to 62 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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 ME Major in Texas ranking. This large school is located in Arlington, Texas, and it awarded 146 bachelors’s ME degrees 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%.
Read more about Mechanical Engineering at The University of Texas at Arlington
University of Houston - Clear Lake landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Texas ranking. Houston, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s ME degrees to 16 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%.
Tarleton State University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Texas ranking. This fairly large school is located in Stephenville, Texas, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s ME degrees in 2020-2021.
Angelo State University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Texas ranking. Angelo State University is a fairly large school located in San Angelo, Texas that handed out 5 bachelors’s ME degrees in 2020-2021.
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