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2021 Best Civil Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region

16 Colleges
1,502 Bachelor's Degrees
$29,023 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Civil Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Civil Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region

This year's Best Civil Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region ranking analyzed 16 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in civil eng. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great civil engineering programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the civil engineering program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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2021 Best Civil Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Civil Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.

Top 10 Best Civil Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students

1

Texas A&M University - College Station has taken the #1 spot in this year's civil engineering ranking for non-traditional students. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the city of College Station. Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #1 on our Best Colleges for Civil Engineering in the Southwest Region list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. Approximately 24,343 students take at least one class online at Texas A&M College Station. 9,943 students are part time.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Texas A&M University - College Station

2

Our rankings recognize The University of Texas at Austin as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population. UT Austin also made our Best Colleges for Civil Engineering in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #2.

About 0.8% of UT Austin students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 23,198 students at UT Austin that take at least one class online. About 3,479 of the students at UT Austin are attending part time.

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3

The University of Texas at Arlington earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public college with a very large student population. UT Arlington did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our Best Colleges for Civil Engineering in the Southwest Region list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. 17,309 of UT Arlington students are exclusively distance learners. About 22,217 of the students at UT Arlington are attending part time.

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Texas Tech University landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best civil engineering schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas Tech, the school also landed the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Civil Engineering in the Southwest Region ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. There are approximately 22,394 students at Texas Tech that take at least one class online. There are roughly 7,077 part time students in attendance at Texas Tech.

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5

Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best civil engineering schools for non-traditional students. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, ASU - Tempe has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Civil Engineering in the Southwest Region ranking.

The student loan default rate at ASU - Tempe is lower than is typical, just 1.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 37,856 students at ASU - Tempe that take at least one class online. 8,480 of ASU - Tempe students are attending part time.

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University of Houston landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best civil engineering schools for non-traditional students. UH is a very large public school located in the large city of Houston. UH not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for Civil Engineering in the Southwest Region list.

About 0.5% of UH students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 26,121 students take at least one class online at UH. There are roughly 13,663 part time students in attendance at UH.

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. University of Oklahoma is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Norman. As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Oklahoma, the school also landed the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Civil Engineering in the Southwest Region ranking.

About 1.2% of University of Oklahoma students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 12,433 students at University of Oklahoma that take at least one class online. 6,082 of University of Oklahoma students are attending part time.

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University of Arizona earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the city of Tucson. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, University of Arizona has also earned the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Civil Engineering in the Southwest Region ranking.

About 1.6% of University of Arizona students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 18,254 students take at least one class online at University of Arizona. 12,642 students are part time.

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9

Our rankings recognize The University of Texas at Tyler as the #9 school in this year's rankings. Located in the medium-sized city of Tyler, UT Tyler is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The student loan default rate at UT Tyler is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 4,443 students take at least one class online at UT Tyler. About 4,126 of the students at UT Tyler are attending part time.

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10

Our rankings recognize The University of Texas at San Antonio as the #10 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public college with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UTSA, the school also landed the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Civil Engineering in the Southwest Region ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. Approximately 20,824 students take at least one class online at UTSA. 10,436 students are part time.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at The University of Texas at San Antonio

Best for Non-Traditional Students Civil Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best for non-traditional students civil engineering schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,188
Arizona 241
Oklahoma 91
New Mexico 80

Civil Engineering is one of 41 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Cost is for the top 16 schools only.

References

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