by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in Texas” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 21,388 people earned their degree in civil engineering, making the major the 50th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, civil engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $63,364 and had an average of $24,364 in loans still to pay off.
Across Texas, there were 1,718 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,783 and $22,162 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,188 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,932 and $25,894 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in Texas” ranking, we looked at 20 colleges that offer a degree in civil engineering. That schools that top this list have a program in civil engineering in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in Texas”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - Kingsville. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in Texas list. Texas A&M Kingsville is a public institution located in Kingsville, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 79 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Tyler. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in Texas. Located in Tyler, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 65 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s civil eng students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full The University of Texas at Tyler Civil Engineering Report
Out of the 20 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, LeTourneau University landed the #3 spot on the list. LeTourneau University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Longview, Texas. It awarded 9 bachelors’s civil eng degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Civil Engineering at LeTourneau University
Out of the 20 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Southern University landed the #4 spot on the list. 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.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at El Paso. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in Texas list. UTEP is a public institution located in El Paso, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 76 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Texas Tech University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in Texas list. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 119 bachelors’s civil eng degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #7, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in Texas list. Texas A&M College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 238 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%.
Full Texas A&M University - College Station Civil Engineering Report
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in Texas list. Edinburg, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s civil eng degrees to 83 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Prairie View A & M University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in Texas list. PVAMU is a medium-sized public school situated in Prairie View, Texas. It awarded 20 bachelors’s civil eng degrees in 2020-2021.
The University of Texas at San Antonio ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in Texas list. The University of Texas at San Antonio is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 89 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full The University of Texas at San Antonio Civil Engineering Report
Angelo State University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in Texas list. Angelo State University is located in San Angelo, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s civil eng degrees to qualified students.
Rice University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in Texas list. Rice is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s civil eng degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 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.
The University of Texas at Arlington ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in Texas list. This large school is located in Arlington, Texas, and it awarded 100 bachelors’s civil eng degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Civil Engineering at The University of Texas at Arlington
The University of Texas at Austin ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in Texas list. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s civil eng degrees to 121 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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full The University of Texas at Austin Civil Engineering Report
West Texas A&M University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in Texas ranking. West Texas A&M University is a public institution located in Canyon, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Civil Engineering at West Texas A&M University
University of Houston did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #16. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 67 bachelors’s civil eng degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Civil Engineering at University of Houston
Lamar University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in Texas ranking. Lamar University is a fairly large school located in Beaumont, Texas that handed out 20 bachelors’s civil eng degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Southern Methodist University ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in Texas list. Southern Methodist University is a fairly large school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 15 bachelors’s civil eng degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. 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%.
Tarleton State University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in Texas ranking. This fairly large school is located in Stephenville, Texas, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s civil eng degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #20, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in Texas list. Corpus Christi, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s civil eng degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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