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2025 Best Manufacturing Engineering Schools in Texas

5 Colleges in Texas
126 Manufacturing Engineering Degrees Awarded
$79,644 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you're seeking a degree in manufacturing engineering, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #243 one in the country in terms of popularity.This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.

College Factual looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Manufacturing Engineering Schools in Texas ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 126 degrees in manufacturing engineering to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Manufacturing Engineering School

Best Manufacturing Engineering Schools in Texas Your choice of manufacturing engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for manufacturing engineering schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Manufacturing Engineering Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Manufacturing Engineering
Master's Degrees in Manufacturing Engineering

The manufacturing engineering school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Manufacturing Engineering Schools in Texas. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Manufacturing Engineering in Texas

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the manufacturing engineering degree levels they offer.

Top Texas Schools in Manufacturing Engineering

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
43 Manufacturing Engineering Degrees Awarded
$115,893 Median Starting Salary

Every student pursuing a degree in manufacturing engineering has to look into Southern Methodist University. Located in the large suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #142 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means SMU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 43 manufacturing engineering students who graduated with this degree at SMU in the most recent data year. Those manufacturing engineering students who get their degree from Southern Methodist University make $36,249 more than the typical manufacturing engineering graduate.

More information about a degree in manufacturing engineering from Southern Methodist University

2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In TX

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a great option for students interested in a degree in manufacturing engineering. Located in the city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 30th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were approximately 23 manufacturing engineering students who graduated with this degree at UT Rio Grande Valley in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in manufacturing engineering from The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

3
Texas State crest
Texas State University
San Marcos, TX
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
43 Manufacturing Engineering Degrees Awarded
39.5% Growth in Graduates

It is hard to beat Texas State University if you want to pursue a degree in manufacturing engineering. Located in the small city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #396 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Texas State is a great university overall.

There were approximately 43 manufacturing engineering students who graduated with this degree at Texas State in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the manufacturing engineering program earn about $68,886 for their early career.

More information about a degree in manufacturing engineering from Texas State University

4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In TX

Any student pursuing a degree in manufacturing engineering needs to look into The University of Texas at San Antonio. Located in the city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 23rd out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were about 1 manufacturing engineering students who graduated with this degree at UTSA in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in manufacturing engineering from The University of Texas at San Antonio

5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In TX
33.3% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large city of El Paso, UTEP is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 49th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were approximately 15 manufacturing engineering students who graduated with this degree at UTEP in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in manufacturing engineering from The University of Texas at El Paso

Best Manufacturing Engineering Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Manufacturing Engineering Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Arizona 287 20
New Mexico 219 0

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One of 41 majors within the Engineering area of study, Manufacturing Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Manufacturing Engineering Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Manufacturing Engineering 126

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 3,572
Electrical Engineering 2,159
Civil Engineering 1,579
Computer Engineering 1,117
Biomedical Engineering 908
Chemical Engineering 908
Industrial Engineering 810
General Engineering 726
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 490
Petroleum Engineering 434

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