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2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k

12 Ranked Colleges
409 Degrees Awarded
$24,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master's in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

General Civil Engineering is the 36th most popular major in the country with 20,913 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Texas, there were 1,783 general civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 409 general civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general civil engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general civil engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general civil engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for texas master’s degree general civil engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 12 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Civil Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in Texas

#1

Rice University

Houston, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rice University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k list. Rice University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 1 masters’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Rice also took the #0 spot in our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Rice University are $47,913.

Full Rice General Civil Engineering Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 105 masters’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also made our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Edinburg, Texas, and it awarded 1 masters’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Rio Grande Valley not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley are $15,151.

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#1 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school awarded 79 degrees to qualified masters’s general civil engineering students in 2019-2020.

UT Austin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886.

Full The University of Texas at Austin General Civil Engineering Report

#9 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Tyler. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k. UT Tyler is a medium-sized school located in Tyler, Texas that handed out 6 masters’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Tyler did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Tyler are $16,308, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UT Tyler General Civil Engineering Report

#8 in overall quality

The University of Texas at San Antonio came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. The University of Texas at San Antonio is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 masters’s general civil engineering degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UTSA, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UTSA are $25,807.

Read more about General Civil Engineering at The University of Texas at San Antonio

#7

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#6 in overall quality

Texas Tech University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Texas Tech is a large public school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 20 masters’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#5 in overall quality

University of Houston ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k list. UH is a large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 27 masters’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UH also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston are $18,689.

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#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in El Paso, Texas, and it awarded 8 masters’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UTEP, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UTEP are $16,180, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UTEP General Civil Engineering Report

#4 in overall quality

The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. The University of Texas at Arlington is a large public school situated in Arlington, Texas. It awarded 111 masters’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Arlington, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Arlington are $23,376.

Full The University of Texas at Arlington General Civil Engineering Report

#10 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - Kingsville landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Texas A&M University - Kingsville is a medium-sized school located in Kingsville, Texas that handed out 21 masters’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M Kingsville, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M Kingsville are $14,066, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3 in overall quality

Southern Methodist University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #12. SMU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SMU also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Methodist University are $47,478, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

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  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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