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Mechanical engineering at Texas Tech University

Texas Tech University graduates about 254 mechanical engineering majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 110th of 332 schools we score for mechanical engineering, a solid program at 62 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 42 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 54% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $98,000 four years out, 1.06× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $10 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

62/100Solid#110 of 332 for mechanical engineering →
Graduates a year2544% of the class
Courses in the catalog42more than 54% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$98,0001.06× the same major nationally
Research in the field$10Ma year, NSF
Admit rate73%whole school
SAT middle 50%1090–1280whole school

Around Texas Tech University

Ventral view of a dead adult Helochares maculicollis collected at Tyson Research
Helochares maculicollis 2Photo: Fredlyfish4 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
A view of Texas Tech University and downtown Lubbock, Texas viewed from the TTU
Lubbock from westPhoto: Fredlyfish4 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Winter in Lubbock, Texas. The view is looking east towards downtown Lubbock from
Lubbock in winterPhoto: Fredlyfish4 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
The Student Media Building at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas, United St
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Where mechanical engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Food Technology, Engineering and Materials Research Center, Civil Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, Engineering & Technology Lab, Engineering Center, Mechanical Engineering South, Mechnical Engineering North, Chemical Engineering, Industrial, Mechanical & Systems Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 53 · Dorm 13 · Athletics 7 · Arts 5 · Library 2 · Chapel 1.

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Nearby in the mechanical engineering ranking

  1. Milwaukee School of Engineering 63
  2. Stony Brook University–SUNY 63
  3. University of North Dakota 63
  4. University of Missouri–Kansas City 63
  5. University of Georgia 62
  6. West Virginia University 62
  7. University of New Mexico 62
  8. Iowa State University of Science and Technology 61

Other strong majors at Texas Tech University

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Texas Tech University with every school we score in mechanical engineering. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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