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2022 Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid

16 Ranked Colleges
478 Degrees Awarded
$24,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master's in Texas For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

General Mechanical Engineering is the 12th most popular major in the country with 47,598 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Texas, there were 3,898 general mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 478 general mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 16 colleges that offered a degree in general mechanical engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general mechanical engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general mechanical engineering program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid.

Top 16 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Mechanical Engineering in Texas (With Aid)

#14 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid list. UT Rio Grande Valley is a public institution located in Edinburg, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 17 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Rio Grande Valley, the school also landed the #14 spot in our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley are $15,151.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid. UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 44 masters’s general mechanical engineering degrees to qualified students.

UT Austin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Rice University

Houston, Texas
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 16 schools in the Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Rice University landed the #3 spot on the list. Rice is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 17 masters’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our texas master’s degree general mechanical engineering students with aid list, Rice has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Rice University are $47,913.

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#8 in overall quality

Out of the 16 schools in the Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #4 spot on the list. Richardson, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general mechanical engineering degrees to 45 students in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Dallas are $28,610.

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#9 in overall quality

Out of the 16 schools in the Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in El Paso, Texas, and it awarded 35 masters’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UTEP did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at El Paso are $16,180, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#6 in overall quality

University of Houston came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid ranking. University of Houston is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 47 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UH not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston are $18,689, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#12 in overall quality

The University of Texas at Tyler landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid ranking. Tyler, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general mechanical engineering degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

UT Tyler not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Tyler are $16,308.

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#2 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid ranking. Texas A&M College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 90 masters’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M College Station, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Texas A&M University - College Station General Mechanical Engineering Report

#11 in overall quality

The University of Texas at San Antonio came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid ranking. UTSA is a large public school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 18 masters’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UTSA also made our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #11. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at San Antonio are $25,807, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#10

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#7 in overall quality

Texas Tech University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid ranking. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 25 masters’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech also made our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #7. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530.

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#5 in overall quality

The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid ranking. The University of Texas at Arlington is a large school located in Arlington, Texas that handed out 86 masters’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Arlington not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Arlington are $23,376.

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#12

University of North Texas

Denton, Texas
#10 in overall quality

University of North Texas landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid ranking. University of North Texas is a large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 8 masters’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UNT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Texas are $15,618.

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#13 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - Kingsville landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid ranking. Texas A&M Kingsville is a medium-sized public school situated in Kingsville, Texas. It awarded 20 masters’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M Kingsville, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M Kingsville are $14,066.

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#14

LeTourneau University

Longview, Texas

LeTourneau University landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid ranking. LeTourneau University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Longview, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at LETU, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at LeTourneau University are $18,630.

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#4 in overall quality

Southern Methodist University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #15. Located in Dallas, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 10 degrees to qualified masters’s general mechanical engineering students in 2019-2020.

SMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Methodist University are $47,478.

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#16

Baylor University

Waco, Texas

Baylor University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #16. Waco, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s general mechanical engineering degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Baylor, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor University are $36,936, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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