2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2019-2020, 21,561 people earned their degree in civil engineering, making the major the 45th most popular in the United States. 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 540 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 17 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in civil engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality civil engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the 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 Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region.
Top 17 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering in the Southwest Region
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 #1 for the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 105 masters’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas A&M College Station did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s civil eng degrees to 79 students in 2019-2020.
UT Austin also made our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886.
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Out of the 17 schools in the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school awarded 27 diplomas to qualified masters’s civil eng students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston are $18,689, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 20 masters’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas Tech also took the #10 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University are $17,530.
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Out of the 17 schools in the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a large school located in Stillwater, Oklahoma that handed out 16 masters’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at OSU, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus are $23,963.
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The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Arlington, Texas, this large public school awarded 111 degrees to qualified masters’s civil eng students in 2019-2020.
UT Arlington also made our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #7. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Arlington are $23,376.
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With a ranking of #7, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. University of Oklahoma is a large school located in Norman, Oklahoma that handed out 37 masters’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree civil eng students list, University of Oklahoma has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma are $23,236, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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The University of Texas at El Paso came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking. El Paso, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s civil eng degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UTEP, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UTEP are $16,180, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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With a ranking of #9, Texas A&M University - Kingsville did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. Located in Kingsville, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 21 diplomas to qualified masters’s civil eng students in 2019-2020.
Texas A&M Kingsville not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #17 on our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - Kingsville are $14,066, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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The University of Texas at Tyler did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Tyler, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s civil eng students in 2019-2020.
UT Tyler also made our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #15. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Tyler are $16,308, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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With a ranking of #11, New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Las Cruces, New Mexico that handed out 13 masters’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at NMSU Main Campus, the school also landed the #16 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at New Mexico State University - Main Campus are $18,275.
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With a ranking of #12, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 38 masters’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.
ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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With a ranking of #13, University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 20 masters’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNM, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Mexico - Main Campus are $19,890.
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With a ranking of #14, Northern Arizona University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. Northern Arizona University is a public institution located in Flagstaff, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
NAU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northern Arizona University are $19,489, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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The University of Texas at San Antonio came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking. UTSA is a large public school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 20 masters’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.
UTSA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at San Antonio are $25,807, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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University of Arizona ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 2 masters’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.
University of Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Southern Methodist University ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. Southern Methodist University is a fairly large school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 10 masters’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.
SMU also made our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. 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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