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2023 Best Civil Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

19 Colleges
$70,613 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Civil Engineering Master's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, civil engineering was ranked #43 in the country. In fact 6,042 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Civil Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 19 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Check out the civil eng master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Civil Engineering Master's Degree Schools

#1

Rice University

Houston, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Rice University the best school in the Southwest Region for civil engineering students working on their master’s degree. Rice is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at The University of Texas at Austin helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best civil engineering schools in the Southwest Region . UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.

Full Civil Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

University of Houston

Houston, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Methodist University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. SMU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Dallas.

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree civil engineering programs. OSU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Stillwater.

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#7

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree civil engineering programs. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The University of Texas at Tyler came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UT Tyler is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Tyler.

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Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree civil engineering programs. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tempe.

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#10

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

With a ranking of #10, Texas Tech University did quite well on this year’s best schools for civil engineering students working on their master’s degree. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

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Best Civil Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best civil engineering schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 490
Arizona 88
Oklahoma 47
New Mexico 33

One of 39 majors within the area of study, civil engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252
General Engineering 3,548

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 19 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Master Sgt. Roger Parsons.

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