2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Texas
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Texas” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Texas, there were 1,783 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,279 and $20,950 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 113 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Texas” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in civil engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent civil engineering programs, but they also cost less that 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Texas
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Texas.
Top 9 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering in Texas
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Texas. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 33 doctorate’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.
UT Austin also made our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Texas list. Texas A&M College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 26 doctorate’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas A&M College Station also made our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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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 Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Texas list. UT Arlington is located in Arlington, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 27 doctorate’s civil eng degrees to qualified students.
UT Arlington did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Arlington are $23,376, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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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 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Texas. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s civil eng students in 2019-2020.
Texas Tech also took the #6 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University are $17,530, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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 Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Texas. UH is located in Houston, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s civil eng degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston are $18,689, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Texas ranking. UTEP is located in El Paso, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s civil eng degrees to qualified students.
UTEP also took the #8 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at El Paso are $16,180, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Rice University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Texas ranking, coming in at #7. Rice is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s civil eng degrees to qualified students.
Rice not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rice are $47,913, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
The University of Texas at San Antonio ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Texas list. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s civil eng students in 2019-2020.
UTSA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UTSA are $25,807, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Southern Methodist University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Texas ranking. This fairly large school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.
SMU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SMU are $47,478, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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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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