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Civil Engineering is the 50th most popular major in the country with 21,388 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 367 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,376 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in Texas” ranking looked at 13 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 colleges and universities below are the best for texas master’s degree civil eng students.
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 Master’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in Texas list. Texas A&M Kingsville is a medium-sized school located in Kingsville, Texas that handed out 12 masters’s civil eng degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Arlington. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in Texas list. UT Arlington is a public institution located in Arlington, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 97 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in Texas list. Texas A&M College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 112 masters’s civil eng degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
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Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 59 masters’s civil eng degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in Texas list. Texas Tech is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 30 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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 undergraduate students.
University of Houston came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in Texas ranking. UH is located in Houston, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 masters’s civil eng degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #7, The University of Texas at Tyler did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in Texas list. The University of Texas at Tyler is located in Tyler, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 masters’s civil eng degrees to qualified students.
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%.
The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #8. UTSA is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 masters’s civil eng degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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 at San Antonio Civil Engineering Report
The University of Texas at El Paso came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in Texas ranking. The University of Texas at El Paso is a public institution located in El Paso, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #10, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in Texas list. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a public institution located in Edinburg, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Civil Engineering Report
Southern Methodist University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in Texas list. Located in Dallas, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s civil eng students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Rice University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in Texas ranking. Located in Houston, Texas, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified masters’s civil eng students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.2% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
LeTourneau University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #13. LeTourneau University is a small school located in Longview, Texas that handed out 9 masters’s civil eng degrees in 2020-2021.
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