by our College Data Analytics TeamThe 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 El Paso. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in ME, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at UTEP paid an average of $828 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $316 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,682 | $14,906 |
| Fees | $1,274 | $1,274 |
ME who receive their master’s degree from UTEP make an average of $80,124 a year during the early days of their career. That is about the same as the national average of $79,252.
UTEP does not offer an online option for its ME master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UTEP Online Learning page.
About 31.4% of the students who received their MS in ME in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 17.2%.
Around 68.6% of ME master’s degree recipients at UTEP in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 17%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 22 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 4 |
| International Students | 7 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Mechanical Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Mechanical Engineering | 35 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Engineering | 1 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 8 |
| Civil Engineering | 8 |
| Computer Engineering | 46 |
| Electrical Engineering | 11 |
*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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