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2023 Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Civil Engineering in the Southwest Region

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Most Well Attended General Civil Engineering Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor's

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended General Civil Engineering Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking.

In 2020-2021, 20,711 people earned their degree in general civil engineering, making the major the 41st most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 2,285 general civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,600 general civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended General Civil Engineering Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 28 colleges that offer a degree in general civil engineering. To top this list, a school must have a successful general civil engineering program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

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Most Well Attended General Civil Engineering Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree general civil engineering students.

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Out of the 28 schools in the Most Well Attended General Civil Engineering Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school handed out 238 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general civil engineering students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Civil Engineering at Texas A&M University - College Station

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended General Civil Engineering Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 153 bachelors’s general civil engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full ASU - Tempe General Civil Engineering Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended General Civil Engineering Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school handed out 121 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general civil engineering students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about General Civil Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin

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Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended General Civil Engineering Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school awarded 119 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general civil engineering students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about General Civil Engineering at Texas Tech University

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Arlington. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended General Civil Engineering Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s. UT Arlington is a large public school situated in Arlington, Texas. It awarded 100 bachelors’s general civil engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Civil Engineering at UT Arlington

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The University of Texas at San Antonio ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended General Civil Engineering Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. UTSA is a large public school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 89 bachelors’s general civil engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full The University of Texas at San Antonio General Civil Engineering Report

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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended General Civil Engineering Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #7. UT Rio Grande Valley is a public institution located in Edinburg, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 83 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UT Rio Grande Valley General Civil Engineering Report

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Texas A&M University - Kingsville did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended General Civil Engineering Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #8. Kingsville, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general civil engineering degrees to 79 students in 2020-2021.

Full Texas A&M Kingsville General Civil Engineering Report

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The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended General Civil Engineering Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #9. This large school is located in El Paso, Texas, and it awarded 76 bachelors’s general civil engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about General Civil Engineering at UTEP

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University of Houston
Houston, Texas

University of Houston came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended General Civil Engineering Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Houston is located in Houston, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 67 bachelors’s general civil engineering degrees to qualified students.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Houston General Civil Engineering Report

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The University of Texas at Tyler ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended General Civil Engineering Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. UT Tyler is a public institution located in Tyler, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 65 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on General Civil Engineering at UT Tyler

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Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, Arizona

Northern Arizona University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended General Civil Engineering Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Northern Arizona University is a public institution located in Flagstaff, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 56 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Northern Arizona University General Civil Engineering Report

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended General Civil Engineering Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #13. OSU is a large school located in Stillwater, Oklahoma that handed out 48 bachelors’s general civil engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on General Civil Engineering at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended General Civil Engineering Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. This large school is located in Norman, Oklahoma, and it awarded 43 bachelors’s general civil engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on General Civil Engineering at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

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New Mexico State University - Main Campus ranked #15 on this year’s Most Well Attended General Civil Engineering Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. NMSU Main Campus is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 36 bachelors’s general civil engineering degrees to qualified students.

Full NMSU Main Campus General Civil Engineering Report

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With a ranking of #16, University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended General Civil Engineering Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school awarded 35 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general civil engineering students in 2020-2021.

Read more about General Civil Engineering at UNM

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University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

University of Arizona landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended General Civil Engineering Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school handed out 32 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general civil engineering students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full University of Arizona General Civil Engineering Report

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Texas Southern University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended General Civil Engineering Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Texas Southern University is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about General Civil Engineering at TSU

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Rice University
Houston, Texas

Rice University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended General Civil Engineering Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #19. Located in Houston, Texas, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 21 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general civil engineering students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on General Civil Engineering at Rice

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Prairie View A & M University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended General Civil Engineering Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #20. PVAMU is a medium-sized school located in Prairie View, Texas that handed out 20 bachelors’s general civil engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Prairie View A & M University General Civil Engineering Report

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Lamar University
Beaumont, Texas

Lamar University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended General Civil Engineering Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Lamar University is located in Beaumont, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 bachelors’s general civil engineering degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Civil Engineering at Lamar University

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Angelo State University
San Angelo, Texas

Angelo State University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended General Civil Engineering Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Angelo State is a fairly large public school situated in San Angelo, Texas. It awarded 17 bachelors’s general civil engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about General Civil Engineering at Angelo State University

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Southern Methodist University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended General Civil Engineering Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s general civil engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about General Civil Engineering at Southern Methodist University

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West Texas A&M University landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended General Civil Engineering Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. West Texas A&M University is a medium-sized school located in Canyon, Texas that handed out 15 bachelors’s general civil engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General Civil Engineering at West Texas A&M University

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Tarleton State University
Stephenville, Texas

Tarleton State University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended General Civil Engineering Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Tarleton State University is a fairly large school located in Stephenville, Texas that handed out 10 bachelors’s general civil engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Tarleton State University General Civil Engineering Report

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