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The University of Texas at Dallas BS in Mechanical Engineering

217 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$59,576 Average Salary
$22,500 Average Student Debt

The main focus area for this major is General Mechanical Engineering. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Mechanical Engineering is a major offered under the engineering program of study at The University of Texas at Dallas. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in ME, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.

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Rankings for the UT Dallas BS in ME

#154 in the U.S
#8 in Texas

Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at UT Dallas was ranked #154 on College Factual's Best Schools for ME list. It is also ranked #8 in Texas.

Here are some of the other rankings for UT Dallas.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (With Aid) 23
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (With Aid) 30
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (With Aid) 31
Best Value Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (With Aid) 32
Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering 33
Most Popular Colleges for Mechanical Engineering 39
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering 41
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income Over $110k) 45
Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering 49
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering 53
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $48-$75k) 65
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $75-$110k) 68
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income Over $110k) 70
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $30-$48k) 74
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering 74
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $0-$30k) 75
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $48-$75k) 79
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering 91
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $30-$48k) 94
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $75-$110k) 96
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $48-$75k) 97
Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools 98
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income Over $110k) 100
Best Value Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $48-$75k) 101
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $0-$30k) 102
Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 104
Best Value Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income Over $110k) 105
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $30-$48k) 113
Best Value Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $30-$48k) 118
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $0-$30k) 122
Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools 125
Best Value Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $0-$30k) 126
Highest Paid Doctor’s Degree Mechanical Engineering Graduates 129
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $75-$110k) 131
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering 132
Best Value Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $75-$110k) 133
Most Focused Colleges for Mechanical Engineering 136
Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 140
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools 148
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools 154
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering 156
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 191
Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges for Veterans 196
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Mechanical Engineering Graduates 200
Best Value Colleges for Mechanical Engineering 224
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering 227
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Mechanical Engineering Graduates 283
Highest Paid Mechanical Engineering Graduates 288

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in ME from UT Dallas Cost?

$13,992 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$22,500 Average Student Debt

UT Dallas Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at UT Dallas paid an average of $1,624 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $583 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $13,992 $38,970
Books and Supplies $1,200 $1,200
On Campus Room and Board $11,762 $11,762
On Campus Other Expenses $3,790 $3,790

Learn more about UT Dallas tuition and fees.

UT Dallas ME BS Student Debt

One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. ME students who received their bachelor’s degree at UT Dallas took out an average of $22,500 in student loans. That is about the same as the national average of $22,913.

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How Much Can You Make With a BS in ME From UT Dallas?

$59,576 Average Salary
Below Average Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of ME students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UT Dallas is $59,576 per year. That is 4% lower than the national average of $61,915.

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Does UT Dallas Offer an Online BS in ME?

UT Dallas does not offer an online option for its ME bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UT Dallas Online Learning page.

UT Dallas Bachelor’s Student Diversity for ME

217 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
14.7% Women
44.7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 217 students received their bachelor’s degree in ME. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in ME in 2019-2020, 14.7% of them were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 16.3%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 44.7% of the ME bachelor’s degrees at UT Dallas in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 28%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 36
Black or African American 14
Hispanic or Latino 42
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 102
International Students 13
Other Races/Ethnicities 10

BS in ME Focus Areas at UT Dallas

Mechanical Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
General Mechanical Engineering 217

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to mechanical engineering.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Biomedical Engineering 102
Computer Engineering 211
Electrical Engineering 145

View All Mechanical Engineering Related Majors >

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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