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2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Texas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$14,423 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$58,517 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2021-2022, 203 degrees and certificates were awarded to mechanical engineering technology students who went to a Texas college or university. This makes it the #27 most popular major in the state.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Value Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Texas ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Texas to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for me tech students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas

Check out the me tech bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Texas Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering

#1

University of Houston

Houston, TX

Our 2023 rankings named University of Houston the best value school in Texas for mechanical engineering technology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UH are $9,699 per year. The average amount in student loans that me tech majors at UH take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $25,541.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UH also is in the top 15% of our Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Texas ranking.

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#2

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Tarleton State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Tarleton is a large public school located in the town of Stephenville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tarleton are $7,848 per year.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of North Texas helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mechanical engineering technology schools in Texas. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, UNT is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNT are $11,140 per year. On average, me tech graduates from UNT take out $25,083 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Out of the 5 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Sam Houston State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. SHSU is a very large public school located in the distant town of Huntsville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SHSU are $8,960 per year.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering Technology at Sam Houston State University

#5

LeTourneau University

Longview, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend LeTourneau University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the small city of Longview, LETU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

LETU undergraduate students pay an average of $34,470 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering Technology at LeTourneau University

Best Value Mechanical Engineering Technology Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Value Mechanical Engineering Technology Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 3
Oklahoma 110
New Mexico 7

Mechanical Engineering Technology is one of 18 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

ME Tech Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology 3,490
Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology 1,074
Automotive Engineering Technology 1,062
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies, Other 473
Marine Engineering Technology 106

Related Major Annual Graduates
Industrial Production Technology 11,288
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 10,780
Environmental Control Technology 9,376
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 8,822
Electronics Engineering Technology 8,347

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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