Mechanical Engineering Schools In Texas

Texas has 37 accredited mechanical engineering schools where mechanical engineering faculty who teach mechanical engineering classes can find employment. The following statistics and charts help analyze the current state of the mechanical engineering academic community in Texas, and the future trends in mechanical engineering training at the following levels:

Mechanical Engineering Certificate
Associates degree in Mechanical Engineering
Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering
Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering
PhD degree in Mechanical Engineering

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Professional Trends

Texas Vs. National Mechanical Engineering Employment

Texas	44,240
National	549,180

Of all of the mechanical engineering professionals that work in the US, approximately 8% work in Texas state.

Employment Growth for Mechanical engineering professionals In Texas

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
37,570	41,330	45,830	47,650	44,240

Yellow: Actual Values

Mechanical Engineering is a growing field in Texas. In Texas, 6,670 more mechanical engineering professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. This represents a 18% growth in the field. This growth is faster than the change in the number of mechanical engineering professionals around the country. Nationally, the number of mechanical engineering professionals has shrunk by 4% from 2006 to 2010.

Mechanical Engineering VS. All Professions salaries in Texas

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$62,970	$64,664	$66,746	$69,136	$70,586
$42,701	$44,703	$45,514	$47,910	$49,136

Light Blue: Mechanical Engineering
Dark Yellow: All Professions

As the number of mechanical engineering professionals is growing, the salaries paid to mechanical engineering professionals are increasing in Texas. Mechanical engineering professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $62,970 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $70,586 in 2010.

Salary percentiles for Mechanical engineering professionals in Texas

10th percentile	$38,876
25th percentile	$51,214
50th percentile	$66,988
75th percentile	$85,694
90th percentile	$107,606

Thus, there was a 11% growth in mechanical engineering professionals' salaries. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. There is a 177% pay differential between the highest paid mechanical engineering professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket. Thus, there is huge variation in pay, within the field of mechanical engineering in Texas.

Average Salaries for Mechanical engineering professionals and related professions in Texas

Civil Engineering	$58,970
Drafting	$52,390
Electrical Engineering	$74,040
Industrial Design	$64,970
Mechanical Engineering	$70,586
Physics	$83,010

In Texas, mechanical engineering professionals earn, on average, more than professionals in related fields.

Educational Trends

Mechanical Engineering programs available for each degree type for all schools in Texas

associate	13
bachelor	29
master	15
doctor	7
Certificate	11
Total	75

As the number of mechanical engineering professionals is increasing in Texas state, the number of students graduating from the 37 accredited mechanical engineering schools in Texas state is also increasing. In 2006, 1,402 students graduated from mechanical engineering courses in Texas. And in 2010, 1,982 students graduated.

This represents a 41% increase in the number of mechanical engineering degree or certificate school graduates in Texas state. Most of these graduates, or 39%, earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering.

Mechanical Engineering Faculty Salaries in Texas

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The number of mechanical engineering faculty, growth in the field of mechanical engineering academia and mechanical engineering faculty salaries in Texas, is all data we are currently in the process of collecting. If you are involved in teaching mechanical engineering courses to students at the certificate in mechanical engineering, associates degree in mechanical engineering, bachelors degree in mechanical engineering, masters degree in mechanical engineering, and doctoral degree in mechanical engineering levels, please take a moment to anonymously submit your information to help us build a valuable database resource for the benefit of current and future faculty in the field of mechanical engineering in Texas. A summary of what your peers have told us up until now will be available once you submit your information.