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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

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1,726 Degrees Awarded
$19,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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Civil Engineering is the 45th most popular major in the country with 21,561 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, civil engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $60,122 and had an average of $23,807 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 2,438 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,929 and $21,417 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,726 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 25 colleges that offered a degree in civil engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality civil engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

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

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Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree civil eng students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#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 Civil Eng Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Rice is a private not-for-profit institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree civil eng students whose families make $75-$110k list, Rice has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Rice University is $24,321 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Civil Eng students whose families make $75-$110k.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Out of the 25 schools in the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #2 spot on the list. The University of Texas at Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 144 bachelors’s civil eng degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree civil eng students whose families make $75-$110k list, UT Austin has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $20,454 for southwest region bachelor’s degree civil eng students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend The University of Texas at Austin.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low 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%.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Edinburg, Texas, this large public school awarded 64 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s civil eng students in 2019-2020.

UT Rio Grande Valley also made our “Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #16. The yearly cost to attend UT Rio Grande Valley is $11,400 for southwest region bachelor’s degree civil eng students whose families make $75-$110k.

The low 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%.

Full The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Civil Engineering Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at El Paso. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. UTEP is a large public school situated in El Paso, Texas. It awarded 85 bachelors’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

UTEP did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend The University of Texas at El Paso is $15,123 for southwest region bachelor’s degree civil eng students whose families make $75-$110k.

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Out of the 25 schools in the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #5 spot on the list. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s civil eng degrees to 206 students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Arizona State University - Tempe is $17,373 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Civil Eng students whose families make $75-$110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Arizona State University - Tempe

Oklahoma State University - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, this large public school handed out 58 degrees to qualified bachelors’s civil eng students in 2019-2020.

OSU also took the #6 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is $18,978 for southwest region bachelor’s degree civil eng students whose families make $75-$110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full OSU Civil Engineering Report

The University of Texas at Tyler did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #7. UT Tyler is located in Tyler, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 76 bachelors’s civil eng degrees to qualified students.

UT Tyler did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UT Tyler is $16,995 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Civil Eng students whose families make $75-$110k.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this large public school handed out 88 degrees to qualified bachelors’s civil eng students in 2019-2020.

UTSA also made our “Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #13. The estimated yearly cost for UTSA is $18,275 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Civil Eng students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#9

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

Texas Tech University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s civil eng degrees to 114 students in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech also made our “Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend Texas Tech is $21,305 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Civil Eng students whose families make $75-$110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Civil Engineering at Texas Tech

New Mexico State University - Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It awarded 39 bachelors’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus also took the #24 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $12,909 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Civil Eng students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend NMSU Main Campus.

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#11

University of Houston

Houston, Texas

University of Houston landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. UH is a large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 62 bachelors’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

UH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UH is $18,844 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Civil Eng students whose families make $75-$110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full UH Civil Engineering Report

#12

Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station, Texas

Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 252 bachelors’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree civil eng students whose families make $75-$110k list, Texas A&M College Station has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M University - College Station is $26,028 for southwest region bachelor’s degree civil eng students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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

#13

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

With a ranking of #13, University of Arizona did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school awarded 30 degrees to qualified bachelors’s civil eng students in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona also took the #12 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Arizona is $20,200 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Civil Eng students whose families make $75-$110k.

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

Full University of Arizona Civil Engineering Report

#14

Lamar University

Beaumont, Texas
#18 in overall quality

With a ranking of #14, Lamar University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Lamar University is a public institution located in Beaumont, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Lamar University also took the #18 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Lamar University is $18,759 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Civil Eng students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Civil Engineering at Lamar University

The University of Texas at Arlington ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. The University of Texas at Arlington is a large public school situated in Arlington, Texas. It awarded 105 bachelors’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Arlington did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $16,473 for southwest region bachelor’s degree civil eng students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend The University of Texas at Arlington.

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#16

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona

Northern Arizona University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #16. This large school is located in Flagstaff, Arizona, and it awarded 42 bachelors’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

NAU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #19 on our “Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend NAU is $16,535 for southwest region bachelor’s degree civil eng students whose families make $75-$110k.

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Texas A&M University - Kingsville ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Kingsville, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 92 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s civil eng students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M Kingsville also made our “Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #21. It costs about $19,635 for southwest region bachelor’s degree civil eng students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Texas A&M University - Kingsville.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Texas A&M Kingsville

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #18. This small school is located in Socorro, New Mexico, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree civil eng students whose families make $75-$110k list, New Mexico Tech has also earned the #23 rank in our “Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $16,795 for southwest region bachelor’s degree civil eng students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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#19

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

University of New Mexico - Main Campus ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 46 bachelors’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM also made our “Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #25. It costs about $18,920 for southwest region bachelor’s degree civil eng students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus.

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#20

West Texas A&M University

Canyon, Texas

West Texas A&M University landed the #20 spot on the 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This fairly large school is located in Canyon, Texas, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree civil eng students whose families make $75-$110k list, West Texas A&M University has also earned the #22 rank in our “Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for West Texas A&M University is $17,324 for southwest region bachelor’s degree civil eng students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#21

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, Texas
#14 in overall quality

Tarleton State University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Stephenville, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s civil eng degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

Tarleton not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Tarleton State University is $21,678 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Civil Eng students whose families make $75-$110k.

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in Norman, Oklahoma, and it awarded 55 bachelors’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $24,730 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Civil Eng students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus.

The low student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#23

Prairie View A & M University

Prairie View, Texas

Prairie View A & M University ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. PVAMU is located in Prairie View, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 19 bachelors’s civil eng degrees to qualified students.

PVAMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #20 on our “Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend PVAMU is $21,160 for southwest region bachelor’s degree civil eng students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#24

LeTourneau University

Longview, Texas

With a ranking of #24, LeTourneau University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Longview, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s civil eng students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree civil eng students whose families make $75-$110k list, LETU has also earned the #17 rank in our “Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for LETU is $24,550 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Civil Eng students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full LeTourneau University Civil Engineering Report

#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #25, Southern Methodist University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 20 bachelors’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

SMU also took the #8 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $34,587 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Civil Eng students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Southern Methodist University.

The low student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Civil Engineering at SMU

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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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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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