by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Texas” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 513 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,376 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Texas” ranking, we looked at 16 colleges that offer a degree 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Texas” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Texas”.
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Kingsville landed the #1 spot on the list. Texas A&M University - Kingsville is a medium-sized public school situated in Kingsville, Texas. It awarded 26 masters’s ME degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M Kingsville
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, LeTourneau University landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Longview, Texas, and it awarded 6 masters’s ME degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at El Paso. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Texas list. UTEP is a large school located in El Paso, Texas that handed out 41 masters’s ME degrees in 2020-2021.
Full The University of Texas at El Paso Mechanical Engineering Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Arlington. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Texas list. Located in Arlington, Texas, this large public school handed out 95 diplomas to qualified masters’s ME students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%.
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #5 spot on the list. Texas A&M College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 106 masters’s ME degrees in 2020-2021.
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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Texas A&M University - College Station Mechanical Engineering Report
The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Texas ranking. UT Dallas is located in Richardson, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 43 masters’s ME degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Read more about Mechanical Engineering at The University of Texas at Dallas
With a ranking of #7, Rice University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Texas list. Rice University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 12 masters’s ME degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Texas list. Located in Edinburg, Texas, this large public school awarded 25 degrees to qualified masters’s ME 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%.
Full The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Mechanical Engineering Report
With a ranking of #9, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Texas list. The University of Texas at Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 51 masters’s ME degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Houston landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Texas ranking. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school awarded 33 degrees to qualified masters’s ME students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Texas Tech University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Texas ranking. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 24 masters’s ME degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
University of North Texas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #12. Denton, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s ME degrees to 23 students 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.
Southern Methodist University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Texas ranking. Southern Methodist University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 8 masters’s ME degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
The University of Texas at San Antonio ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Texas list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s ME degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
Baylor University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #15. Baylor is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waco, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 ranking of #16, The University of Texas at Tyler did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Texas list. UT Tyler is a medium-sized school located in Tyler, Texas that handed out 2 masters’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%.
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