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2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Texas

8 Ranked Colleges
113 Degrees Awarded
$27,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Texas

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 Doctorate in Texas” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 20,913 people earned their degree in general civil engineering, making the major the 36th most popular in the United States.

Across Texas, there were 1,783 general civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 113 general civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Texas” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general civil engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Texas

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Texas.

Top 9 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Civil Engineering in Texas

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #1 spot on the list. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s general civil engineering degrees to 33 students in 2019-2020.

UT Austin also made our “Best General Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3 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 Doctorate in Texas. Texas A&M College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 26 doctorate’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our texas doctor’s degree general civil engineering students list, Texas A&M College Station has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General Civil Engineering Doctor’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 Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Arlington. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Texas list. The University of Texas at Arlington is a public institution located in Arlington, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 27 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Arlington also made our “Best General Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Arlington are $23,376, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Texas list. Texas Tech is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 4 doctorate’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech also made our “Best General Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #6. 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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#5

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Texas. University of Houston is a large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 5 doctorate’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best General Civil Engineering Doctor’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 University of Houston are $18,689.

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#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Texas list. Located in El Paso, Texas, this large public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified doctorate’s general civil engineering students in 2019-2020.

UTEP not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best General Civil Engineering Doctor’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 at El Paso are $16,180.

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#7

Rice University

Houston, Texas
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Rice University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Texas list. Rice University is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s general civil engineering degrees to qualified students.

Rice also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rice University are $47,913, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#9 in overall quality

The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Texas ranking, coming in at #7. This large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UTSA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best General Civil Engineering Doctor’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 UTSA are $25,807.

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#4 in overall quality

Southern Methodist University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Texas ranking. Southern Methodist University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 6 doctorate’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

SMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SMU are $47,478, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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Notes and References

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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Footnotes

  • *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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