机械工程系是德克萨斯科技大学，德克萨斯州和全国的惠特克雷工程学院的一项巨大资产。根据ASEE的数据，该系在培养BSME毕业生方面名列前25名（据报道共有274所学校）。目前，该系由来自不同背景的34名高素质教师组成，他们致力于卓越的研究和教学。许多教职员工都是其专业组织的研究员，并且许多人都获得了许多教学和研究奖。该部门提供完全认可的BSME，MSME和博士学位。学位，并且拥有蓬勃发展的本科生567名学生和研究生136名（47名硕士和89名博士学位）。该系的历史可以追溯到1925年，当时是德州理工大学的成
The Department of Mechanical Engineering is a tremendous asset to the Whitacre College of Engineering, Texas Tech University, the State of Texas, and the nation. According to ASEE data, the Department is ranked in the top 25 in producing B.S.M.E. graduates (a total of 274 schools reported). Currently, the Department consists of 34 highly-qualified faculty members from a diverse background who are committed to excellence in research and teaching. Many of the faculty members are fellows in their professional organizations, and many have received numerous teaching and research awards. The Department offers fully accredited B.S.M.E., M.S.M.E., and Ph.D. degrees, and has a thriving undergraduate population of 567 students and a graduate student population of 136 (47 MS and 89 Ph.D. students). The Department dates back to 1925 at the inception of Texas Tech University. The B.S. program started at that time, with the B.S.M.E. degree conferred to six students for the first time in 1929. The M.S. program for the Department was approved in 1959, and the Ph.D. program in 1965. Students are of high quality and regularly receive awards. Graduates from all three programs are highly marketable and receive jobs in various industries, academia, and national laboratories — mostly in Texas, but also nationwide.