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2021 Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Texas

20 Colleges
2,783 Bachelor's Degrees
$28,529 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in TexasIn <nil>, 2,783 bachelor's degrees were awarded to mechanical engineering students who went to a Texas college or university. This makes it the #14 most popular major in the state. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 7.8% of all the me bachelor's degrees in the country.

This year's Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Texas ranking analyzed 20 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in me. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great mechanical engineering programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the mechanical engineering program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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2021 Best Mechanical Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Texas

The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying me.

Top 10 Best Mechanical Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Texas A&M University - College Station tops the 2021 list of our schools in Texas that are best for non-traditional mechanical engineering students. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population. Texas A&M College Station also made our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in Texas list, coming in at #1.

About 0.6% of Texas A&M College Station students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 24,343 students at Texas A&M College Station that take at least one class online. 9,943 of Texas A&M College Station students are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize The University of Texas at Austin as the #2 school in this year's rankings. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin. UT Austin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in Texas list.

About 0.8% of UT Austin students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 23,198 students at UT Austin that take at least one class online. About 3,479 of the students at UT Austin are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize University of Houston as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public school with a fairly large student population. UH also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in Texas rankings.

About 0.5% of UH students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 26,121 students at UH that take at least one class online. There are roughly 13,663 part time students in attendance at UH.

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The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best mechanical engineering schools for non-traditional students. UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the large city of Arlington. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Arlington, the school also landed the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in Texas ranking.

The student loan default rate at UT Arlington is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. 17,309 students at UT Arlington are exclusively online. 22,217 students are part time.

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Texas Tech University comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Lubbock. Texas Tech also took the #6 spot in our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in Texas rankings.

The student loan default rate at Texas Tech is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. There are approximately 22,394 students at Texas Tech that take at least one class online. There are roughly 7,077 part time students in attendance at Texas Tech.

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Our rankings recognize Southern Methodist University as the #6 school in this year's rankings. SMU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Dallas. SMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in Texas list.

About 1.1% of SMU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 912 of SMU students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 3,019 part time students in attendance at SMU.

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The University of Texas at Dallas comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public school with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UT Dallas has also earned the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in Texas ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. There are approximately 10,632 students at UT Dallas that take at least one class online. 5,977 students are part time.

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The University of Texas at Tyler earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. UT Tyler is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Tyler.

The student loan default rate at UT Tyler is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 4,443 students at UT Tyler that take at least one class online. 4,126 students are part time.

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Lamar University
Beaumont, TX

Lamar University comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. Lamar University is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Beaumont.

About 0.5% of Lamar University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 9,710 of Lamar University students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 10,969 part time students in attendance at Lamar University.

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University of North Texas landed the #10 spot in our 2021 best mechanical engineering schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The student loan default rate at UNT is lower than is typical, just 1.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 20,194 students take at least one class online at UNT. 12,105 of UNT students are attending part time.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 637
Oklahoma 461
New Mexico 224

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

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