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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering in Texas

10 Ranked Colleges
409 Degrees Awarded
$22,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master's in Texas

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 Texas” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 409 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Texas” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in civil engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great 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 civil engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Texas

The colleges and universities below are the best for texas master’s degree civil eng students.

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering in Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Texas list. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s civil eng degrees to 105 students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also took the #2 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’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 College Station are $22,743.

Full Texas A&M University - College Station Civil Engineering Report

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 Texas list. UT Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 79 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Civil Engineering Master’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 Austin are $22,886.

Full UT Austin Civil Engineering Report

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 #3 for the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Texas. The University of Texas at Arlington is a public institution located in Arlington, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 111 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our texas master’s degree civil eng students list, UT Arlington has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Arlington are $23,376, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full The University of Texas at Arlington Civil Engineering Report

#4

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#5 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 #4 for the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Texas. UH is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 27 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our texas master’s degree civil eng students list, UH has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston are $18,689, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Houston Civil Engineering Report

#5

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #5 spot on the 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Texas Tech University

With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Texas list. This large school is located in El Paso, Texas, and it awarded 8 masters’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

UTEP did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UTEP are $16,180, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full The University of Texas at El Paso Civil Engineering Report

#8 in overall quality

The University of Texas at San Antonio ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Texas list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s civil eng degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.

UTSA also took the #8 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’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 UTSA are $25,807.

Full The University of Texas at San Antonio Civil Engineering Report

#10 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - Kingsville came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Texas ranking. Texas A&M Kingsville is a medium-sized public school situated in Kingsville, Texas. It awarded 21 masters’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M Kingsville not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M Kingsville are $14,066, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#9 in overall quality

The University of Texas at Tyler ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Texas list. Located in Tyler, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 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 Texas” list, coming in at #9. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Tyler are $16,308.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at The University of Texas at Tyler

#3 in overall quality

Southern Methodist University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Texas list. Southern Methodist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SMU also made our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Methodist University are $47,478.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Southern Methodist University

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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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

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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